It will be seen that section 2 follows the wording of the Interpretation clause of the Merchant Shipping Cousoli- dation Ordinance, 1899, (section 2 of Ordinance No. 36 of 1899), while provision is made in the interpretation of the "International Collision Rogulations" for any future amend ments therein,
Section 3 follows the wording of sub-section (4) of soc- tion 419 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as closely as practicable.
This course was deemed advisable, as much of the lan- gnage of the Imperial Act, has formed the subject of defi- nite judicial interpretation in England, to the advantage of the Colonial Courts and shipping community.
Should the Secretary of Stato decide that not only the Rules concerning lights, but also the International Collision Regulations generally, should be applied, the Ordinance can be very easily amended by the omission of a few words; but I gather that the complaints so far have usually been confined to the non-obscrvance of that portion of the Regn- lations which deals with lights.
W. MEIGH GoodMax, Attorney General.
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