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[Subsidiary]
Penalty for breach of conditions of licence.
L.N. 258 74.
Obligation to report arrival.
Obligation to report intended departure.
Fourth Schedule.
CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft) Regulations [1983 Ed.
14. Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes any of the conditions of any licence or permit granted under these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000.
15. The master of every vessel shall, immediately on arrival, report such arrival at the Marine Department or at the nearest station of the Director or, if the said Department or station is closed, as soon as possible after it is again open for business, and shall deposit the licence and furnish the following particulars---
(a) the name, licence number and capacity (in piculs) of the vessel;
(b) the name, address and description of the owner, the charterer (if any) and the master;
(c) the name and address of every consignee or agent (if any) of the vessel and cargo in Hong Kong;
(d) manifest of the cargo on board and the number of crew and passengers;
(e) the place from which the vessel came, the date of departure from such place and the date of arrival;
(f) the number and nature of guns, arms and ammunition carried (if any);
(g) particulars of all dangerous goods on board.
16. (1) The master of every vessel shall, 18 hours before the time of intended departure----
(a) hoist at the highest mast-head such flag or signal as shall be specified by the Director; and
(b) give notice of such intended departure, and the nature of the proposed voyage, the manifest of the cargo on board, the number of crew and number of passengers, the particulars of any guns, arms, ammunition and other articles on board,
at the Marine Department or at the Marine Licensing Station at which the licence or other identification papers have been deposited.
(2) The master, on complying with the requirements in paragraph (1) will, if there is no reasonable objection, have the licence or other identification papers returned to him; and the master of an unlicensed vessel which is in the waters of Hong Kong by virtue of a permit issued under regulation 3(6) shall, on complying with the aforesaid requirements, have, free of charge, a clearance in the form prescribed in the Fourth Schedule:
Provided that if any vessel which has given notice of her intended departure has not departed within 24 hours of the time.
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