DANGEROUS GOODS.
No. 1 of 1873.
203
on board any dangerous goods is moored or anchored, or has stopped, contrary to any regulations made under section 5, the owner of such dangerous goods, or the owner and master of such ship, vessel, lighter, or boat, as the case may be, shall each be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for each day during which such contravention continues; and it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, or any other person acting under his orders, to cause such dangerous goods, or such ship, vessel, lighter, or boat, to be removed, at the expense of the owner thereof, to such place as may be in conformity with the said regulations, and all expenses incurred in such removal may be recovered in the same manner in which penalties are hereinafter made recoverable.
8.--(1). The owner or master of every ship carrying a cargo any part of which consists of dangerous goods shall, on entering any harbour, give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Harbour Master, and shall furnish him with a true copy of the manifest of such dangerous goods.
(2) If such notice is not given and manifest furnished, the owner and the master of such ship shall each be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that neither the owner nor the master knew the nature of the goods to which the proceedings relate, and could not with reasonable diligence have obtained such knowledge.
9.-(1) Where any dangerous goods-
(a) are sent or conveyed by land or water between any two places in the Colony; or
(b) are sold or exposed for sale,
the vessel or package containing them shall have attached thereto a label in conspicuous characters in English and Chinese, stating the description of the goods with the addition of the word "Dangerous," and with the further addition,
(a) in the case of a vessel or package sent or conveyed, of the name and address of the sender; and
(b) in the case of a vessel or package sold or exposed for sale, of the name and address of the vendor.
*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 105, s. 5.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 105, s. 6.