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No. 28 of 1917.
FERRIES.
Offences.
Penalty.
Seizure of ferry vessel.
Exemption.
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(6) for granting exclusive rights of maintaining ferries;
(7) for regulating ferry piers; and
(8) generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
6. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder, or of any condition of any licence issued thereunder, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
7. Every person who is guilty of an offence against this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
8. Any police officer may seize any vessel which he may reasonably suspect is being used to commit any offence against this Ordinance and any vessel so seized may be detained by the Commissioner of Police until the conclusion of any proceedings taken under this Ordinance and until the payment of any fine which may be imposed in such proceedings: Provided that the Commissioner of Police may release any such vessel so seized upon security to his satisfaction being provided for the payment of any fine which may be imposed in such proceedings.
9. This Ordinance shall not apply to any ferry maintained by the Star Ferry Company, Limited, between the pier situate opposite to Ice House Street, Victoria, and the pier situate at Kowloon Point and known as to its western portion as the Star Ferry Pier and as to its eastern portion as the Railway Pier, nor shall it affect any rights conferred on the said company by the terms of the lease to the said company of the said pier situate opposite to Ice House Street aforesaid.
No. 29 of 1917, incorporated in No. 2 of 1862, repealed by No. 21 of 1932.
No. 30 of 1917, incorporated in No. 32 of 1915.