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[s. 3 Contd.]
Use of British flag.
Change of owner or master.
Carrying of passengers by colonial ship.
Colonial ship to be subject to the Ordinance, and Acts.
Duration of certificate of colonial registry.
Consent to prosecution.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be certified under the hand of the Registrar of Shipping, or other person who may happen to have charge of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one dollar; and every document, when so proved shall be received as prima facie evidence of all matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
(9) The British flag may be used on board of any ship lawfully possessing a certificate of colonial registry under this Ordinance.
(10) Any change of ownership in any colonial ship shall render her registry null and void, and the certificate shall be at once delivered up to the Registrar of Shipping; and any change of master shall be indorsed upon the certificate by the Harbour Master.
[sub-sec. (11) rep. No. 2 of 1903, s. 2.]
(12) No colonial ship exceeding 60 tons shall carry more than 12 passengers for hire, unless she is provided with a passenger certificate under section 10. If not exceeding 60 tons, she shall not carry any passengers for hire, unless she is provided with a licence from the Harbour Master under section 37:
(13) Every colonial ship shall be, in every respect, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and (except where the same are inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance) to the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts, in the same manner and to the same extent as British ships registered under the said Acts are subject thereto.
(14) Any certificate of colonial registry granted under this section shall be in force and effect for one year from the date of such certificate, and no longer, and such certificate shall be renewable by indorsement on the same by the Registrar of Shipping: Provided always that, whether the certificate is intended to be renewed or not, it shall be delivered into the custody of the Registrar of Shipping 5 days before the expiration of the year for which it has been granted or, in the event of the registered ship being at sea, then on her return to the Colony. The owner, agent, or master of any such ship who neglects to comply with the requirements of this sub-section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars.
(15) No prosecution shall be instituted under this section except under the fiat of the Attorney General.
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