MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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(4) The Governor-in-Council may make regulations or orders for Governor-in- the protection, management, and navigation of the waters of the Colony, for the better and more effectual keeping of order therein, and for the prevention of any nuisance in the same.
Offences in the Waters of the Colony.
26.—(1) If any person,-
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furniture of
(a) unlawfully cuts, damages, or destroys any of the ropes, Damaging cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts, or any other furniture of or be- vessel. longing to any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, with intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof;
or
into water goods
obtained.
(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure or discovery of any Throwing materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters aforesaid, or in any other manner conveys away from any vessel, wharf, quay, or landing place, any such article; or if any person is accessory to any such offence; or
(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, or other sub- Obstruction
of harbour by stance into the waters of the Colony without the written permission rubbish, etc. of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruction in the said waters belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; or
permission.
(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not being duly Boarding
authorised by law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within ship without the waters of the Colony, without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
to ship under
(e) not being in His Majesty's service, makes fast to or causes to Making fast be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of the Colony way, any boat or other vessel, without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
(f) being in charge of any boat plying for hire receives or lands Receiving or
landing passengers after 8 p.m. and before 5 a.m., except at such wharf as passengers may be specified by regulations which the Governor-in-Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private wharf with the consent of the owner thereof; or
* As amended by No. 5 of 1905, No. 16 of 1906, No. 80 of 1911, No. 48 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911, No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 22 of 1912.
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