MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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having regard to the state of the weather, the condition of the port, or any other circumstances, the Harbour Master may deem it necessary to give with a view to the safety of the shipping and the proper regulation thereof; and any master who wilfully disobeys or neglects or fails to comply with the provisions of this sub-section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.
to be hoisted and port before
(6) Every such master about to proceed to sea shall hoist a Blue Peter not less than eighteen hours before the time of intended departure, and shall give notice thereof, and if clearance is required, shall state the nature of the intended voyage and the general description of the cargo, to the Harbour Master, who, if there is no reasonable objection, will furnish a port clearance, return the ship's papers, and attest the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit the ship's papers, if required. Any master who wilfully neglects or disobeys or fails to comply with the provisions of this sub-section, or wilfully gives false information, or goes to sea without having obtained a port clearance, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be held to apply to any ship arriving when the Harbour Master's office is closed for business and leaving before the said office is again open for business, but in such case the master shall cause such arrival and departure to be reported to the Harbour Master as soon as practicable.
Quarantine regulations.
Schedule.
Table 1.
23.--(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for maintaining and enforcing an effectual quarantine in the waters of the Colony, and for the setting apart of suitable places in available situations for quarantine stations and providing for the detention and seclusion in such places of persons, whether actually suffering from disease or not, arriving on board vessels subjected to quarantine, and for the payment to the Government by the owner or agent of any such vessel of any such costs and expenses charged or incurred for the medical attendance and maintenance of any person removed to any hospital or other place.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1921.