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No. 10 of 1899.
Special licence to river steamer.
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Table F.
Duration of licence.
Penalty for exceeding number of passengers allowed by licence.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
River Steamers.
38.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to grant a special licence to any river steamer, specifying the number of passengers which she may lawfully carry. Such number shall be subject to such conditions as the Governor-in-Council may direct by regulations.
(2) Such special licence shall continue in force during the period in which the river steamer holding the same is regularly employed in such capacity; but such licence may be revoked by the Harbour Master on receiving a declaration in writing from any Government Surveyor that the steamer has become unfit to carry the number of passengers authorised by such licence, or on such river steamer either ceasing to be regularly employed as such or being employed otherwise.
(3) The owner or master of any river steamer leaving or entering the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars, and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding 5 dollars for every passenger on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence.
PART X.
JUNKS AND OTHER CHINESE VESSELS.
39.—(1) All trading-junks, fishing-junks, lighters, cargo-boats, fish-drying hulks as well as any other hulks, and all small boats other than pleasure boats (all of which, as well as all boats included in the definition of junk in section 2, are for the purposes of this section described by and referred to in the term "vessel", unless they are specifically referred to) within the waters of the Colony, shall be licensed in the classes and in the forms, and shall pay the fees for such licences, prescribed in Tables T and U in the schedule, or such other classes, forms, and fees as the Governor-in-Council may substitute therefor respectively.
(2) (a) The term "master" shall include any person for the time being in charge or command of any vessel.
* As amended by No. 2 of 1903, No. 5 of 1905, No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 16 of 1912 and No. 34 of 1912.
As amended by No. 8 of 1912.
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 48 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912, No. 21 of 1912, No. 43 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp Sched.
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