950
[s. 4 conti.]
Fees to be paid by applicant.
Fees to members of board.
Certificate to be given to successful candidate.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(12) Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall, on lodging his application, pay to the Harbour Master a fee, if for a master's or first class engineer's certificate, of 20 dollars, and if for any other certificate, of 15 dollars.
(13) Every member of the board, except the Harbour Master, shall be entitled to receive out of the public revenue a fee of 5 dollars for the examination of each applicant.
(14) Every applicant who has passed a satisfactory examination, and has given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience, and general good conduct on board ship, shall be entitled to receive, on the recommendation of the board, a certificate of competency signed by the Governor.
Certificate to be subject to regulations.
(15) Certificates of competency granted under this section shall be subject to the regulations made under the Order in-Council dated 9th May, 1891, with respect to the use, delivery, cancellation, and suspension of colonial certificates of competency.
Copy of certificate to be given in case of loss. M. S. Act, 1894, s. 101.
(16) If a master, mate, or engineer proves, to the satisfaction of the Governor, that he has, without fault on his part, lost or been deprived of a certificate already granted to him under this section, the Governor shall, and in any other case may, on payment of such fee, if any, as he may direct, cause a copy of the certificate to which, by the record kept, he appears to be entitled to be delivered to him; and such copy shall have all the effect of the original.
Production of certificates. [ib. s. 103.]
Forgery of certificate. [ib. s. 104.]
(17) The master of a ship, on signing the agreement with the crew before the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office, shall produce to him the certificates of competency which the master, mates, and engineers of the ship are hereby required to hold.
(18) Every person who-
(a) makes, assists in making, or procures to be made any false representation for the purpose of procuring, either for himself or for any other person, a certificate of competency; or
(b) fraudulently uses a certificate or copy of a certificate of competency which has been forged, altered, or cancelled, or suspended, or to which he is not entitled; or
(c) fraudulently lends his certificate of competency or allows it to be used by any other person,
shall, in respect of each such offence, be guilty of a misdemeanor.