Ferries.
54. If for the period of three months after the posting of such order and its publication in the Gazette the licensee fails or neglects to comply therewith, the ferry shall be deemed to have been discontinued and shall be dealt with accordingly.
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Discontinuance of a ferry.
55. (1) If in the opinion of the Governor in Council the licensee has discontinued the working of the ferry or any part thereof for a period of fourteen days the Governor in Council may by order declare that the powers and privileges of the licensee in respect of the ferry or part thereof so discontinued shall from the date of the order be at an end, and thereupon all the powers and privileges of the said licensee in respect of the said ferry or part thereof shall cease and determine.
(2) If in the opinion of the Governor in Council the licensee has discontinued the working of the ferry or any part thereof for any period whatsoever it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council notwithstanding the subsistence of such licence to make such arrangements as he may think fit in the public interest for the temporary maintenance of such ferry or part thereof.
(3) Any net loss incurred by or on behalf of the Government in consequence of the making of any such arrangement as is contemplated in paragraph (2) shall be recoverable by the Government from the licensee.
(4) The fact that any such arrangement as is contemplated in paragraph (2) has been made shall not prevent the running of the period of fourteen days referred to in paragraph (1).
(5) This regulation shall not apply to any discontinuance which in the opinion of the Governor in Council is due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, but the want of sufficient funds shall not for the purpose of this regulation be deemed to be a circumstance beyond the control of the licensee.
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