PILOTS.
No. 3 of 1904.
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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year, and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and the Harbour Master may further cancel or suspend his licence.
recoverable.
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7. Such sums as may be directed by order of the Governor in Council may be demanded by licensed pilots, and shall be recoverable by them before a magistrate in a summary way, by proceedings against the master or person in charge of the ship, for the service to which the dues became payable, and on adjudication the sum declared to be due shall be leviable by distraint on the ship, and the tackle and furniture thereof: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to withhold the port clearance of any ship as to which a claim for pilotage dues may be made till such dues are paid.
higher dues.
8. Every licensed pilot demanding higher rates of pilotage than those authorised by this Ordinance, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and shall also be liable to have his licence suspended or cancelled by the Harbour Master.
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Government
9. Any magistrate shall have authority to hear and determine all claims brought against any ship carrying a pilot for damage done by the ship to any beacon, buoy, harbour mark, mooring, or other Government property. Such claims shall be made by the Harbour Master by way of complaint in writing setting out the damage and the claim in respect thereof on which the magistrate may issue a summons requiring the attendance of the persons complained against; and, in default of appearance, or in the first instance, if it appears to the magistrate necessary for any reason to secure the due attendance of the persons complained against, a warrant may be issued to compel their appearance.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be held to excuse or indemnify any licensed pilot for any damage arising from his neglect or incapacity in performing the duties of his office.
of pilots.
11. All summary proceedings under this Ordinance shall be heard before a magistrate, who may, if he thinks fit, call upon the Harbour Master or Assistant Harbour Master to sit with him as assessor.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.