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Shipping and Port Control
[1986 Ed.
Laid-up vessels.
Beaching, etc. of vessels.
out, any maintenance or repair work on the ship which will result in the ship becoming a dead ship.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a dead ship which is drydocked or within the precincts of, or berthed or moored alongside, a dockyard.
(5) Without prejudice to section 64(5), a permission granted under this section may be withdrawn or cancelled by the Director at any time if the dead ship becomes, or is likely to become, a danger to life, other vessels, port facilities or other property.
(6) If without reasonable excuse subsection (1), (2) or (3) is contravened, the owner or his agent and the master commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no laid-up vessel shall, except with the written permission of the Director, be berthed, moored or anchored at any place in the waters of Hong Kong.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a laid-up vessel which is drydocked or within the precincts of, or berthed or moored alongside, a dockyard.
(3) If without reasonable excuse subsection (1) is contravened, the owner or his agent and the master commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
20. (1) Where a vessel-
(a) is on fire;
(b) has suffered damage by fire, explosion or collision; or
(c) is disabled, stranded or out of control because of damage,
bad weather or mechanical failure,
the Director may, if he has reasonable grounds to believe that any of the circumstances specified in subsection (2) prevail, direct the owner or master of the vessel-
(i) to beach the vessel;
(ii) to take the vessel outside the limits of a port; or
(iii) to take such other action as the Director thinks fit.
(2) The circumstances for the purposes of subsection (1) are that the vessel-
(a) is, or is likely to become, a danger to life, other vessels,
aircraft or navigation;
(b) is causing, or is likely to cause, pollution of the waters of
Hong Kong;
(c) is causing, or is likely to cause, damage to port facilities or
other property.