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No ship arriving in the Colony
to go alongside any pier
or other
vessel without permis-
sion.
Master to
flag if directed.
No. 19 of 1915.
TRAVELLERS RESTRICTION.
5. Except with the permission of a police officer or examination officer, no ship which arrives in the Colony shall be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship, until such ship has been examined by a police officer.
6. (1) The master of every ship which arrives in the Colony shall hoist the police call flag ("S" in the International Code of Signals) whenever ordered to do so by any examination officer or police officer, and whenever hailed by any police officer, and shall keep the said flag flying until authorised by a police officer to take it down.
Persons
arriving or leaving to answer all inquiries.
(2) Except with the permission of a police officer, no person shall leave any ship which is flying the Police call flag.
(3) Except with the permission of a police officer, no ship which is flying the Police call flag shall be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship.
(4) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any permission given before such ship is ordered to hoist the Police call flag or is hailed by a police officer, as the case may be.
7. (1) Every person who arrives in the Colony, or who is about to leave the Colony, shall truthfully and fully answer all questions and inquiries put to him by any police officer or examination officer, notwithstanding that the answer to any such question may tend to render such person liable to any restriction whatsoever or may tend to incriminate him, and shall disclose and produce to any police officer or examination officer, on demand all documents in the possession of such person tending directly or indirectly to establish his identity, nationality or occupation, or any absolute or conditional liability on his part to any military or naval service under any state whatsoever.
(2) This section shall extend to any inquiry made of any person who is suspected of having arrived in the Colony since the 4th day of August, 1914, or who shall hereafter so arrive, or who shall hereafter be suspected of being about to leave the Colony.