CHINESE EMIGRATION.
No. 1 of 1889.
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68.-(1) The fittings of every ship mentioned in sections 66 and 67 shall be subject to the approval of the Emigration Officer, who is hereby empowered, at all reasonable times, to go on board and search and inspect such ship and her fittings and to order any fittings which in his opinion are objectionable to be forthwith removed.
(2) Every person who in any way impedes or attempts to impede the Emigration Officer in the execution of this duty shall be guilty of an offence.
69.-(1) No such ship shall clear out or proceed to sea until the master thereof has received from the Emigration Officer a certificate in the form in the 11th schedule.
(2) Every such certificate shall be liable to a stamp duty of 25 dollars.
70. All barricades and gratings apparently intended to be used, or which are capable of being used, for the purpose of confining Chinese emigrants below decks or within any particular part of a ship, shall be deemed to be prohibited fittings.
71. It shall be lawful for the Governor by proclamation to prohibit the use or carriage in any ship of any other fittings therein specified.
72. All prohibited fittings wherever found within the Colony shall be seized and shall be forfeited in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
73. Every person who, without lawful excuse, manufactures, purchases, sells, or has in his possession any prohibited fittings shall be guilty of an offence.
74. The owner, agent, or master of any ship intended for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants to be embarked at any port or place out of the Colony who knowingly permits any prohibited fittings to be taken on board such ship or to remain therein after the same have been taken on board, or who refuses to remove forthwith any fittings which the Emigration Officer has ordered to be removed, shall be guilty of an offence; and, in addition to ...
* As amended by No. 4 of 1908 and No. 62 of 1911.
+ As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.
As amended by No. 62 of 1911.