1004
[s. 37 contd.]
Anchorage
puss.
Steamship not to leave port without clearance or special permit.
Night clearance.
Notice of departure.
Special permit.
Penalty.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(d) the description of the cargo and the number of the crew; and (e) the place from which the ship sailed on her voyage to the Colony, and the date of her departure from such place and of her arrival in the Colony.
(11) On compliance with the provisions of the last sub-section, the master of every such ship shall receive an "anchorage pass," and shall forthwith pay a fee of 25 cents for the same, and, in default of payment thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 10 dollars.
(12) No steamship not exceeding 60 tons shall leave any port without a clearance or a special permit, unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) renders it necessary to do so, and in such case she shall return to her former anchorage when such necessity has ceased.
(13) No such steamship shall leave any port between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March inclusive, or between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April to September inclusive, without a special permit or a special clearance, to be called a "night clearance," for which a fee of 1 dollar shall be paid.
(14) The master of every such steamship about to leave any port shall give notice to the Harbour Master of such intended departure and of the nature of the proposed voyage, together with the general character of the cargo, and, if there is no reasonable objection, he will thereupon be furnished with a clearance and shall pay a fee of 25 cents for the same: Provided always, that in case such steamship does not leave her anchorage within 24 hours thereafter, the master shall report the same to the Harbour Master, and the reason thereof, and shall, if required to do so, return the said clearance.
(15) The Harbour Master may, on payment of a fee of 25 cents, grant to any master of a steamship not exceeding 60 tons a permit, to be called a "special permit," which shall be a sufficient warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in such permit.
(16) Every master of a steamship not exceeding 60 tons who,-
(a) refuses or fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsections (10) to (14); or
(b) knowingly gives untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months.