Revocation
of licence.
§ 20(1)
20 (2)
§ 20 (1)
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20.-(1.) Any general licence may be revoked by the Governor if it appear to his satisfaction at any time that any of the particulars furnished in respect of the said licence were untrue, or that there has been any breach of any condition of the said licence, or that there has been any other contravention of the provisions of this t'rdinance, (2.) Any special licence may be revoked at any time by the Governor in his absolute discretion.
(8.) Any outport licence may be revoked by an Emigration Officer at the port where such outport licence was istment if it appear to the satisfaction of such Emigra- tion Officer that any of the particulars furnished in respect of the said licence were untrue, or that there has been any breach of any condition of the said licence, or that there has been been any other contravention of the provisions of this OrdinaRCP.
(4.) In every gave in which a licence is revoked by the Governor or by an Emigration Officer it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer, us the case may be, to order that the ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers, if already granted, are delivered up to be cancelled.
21. In case it is shown, to the satisfaction of the Gov- zoove master ernor-in-Council, at any time bofore the departure of any
or olber
officer.
Ships under general or
outport
emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship] proceeding on any [ ] voyage, that the master, mate, or any other officer of such ship is unfit for the proper discharge of his duties by reason of incompetency or misconduct or for any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his band, to direct the dismissal or removal of such master, mate, or other officer from the said ship, and thereupon the owners or charterers thereof, or their agents, shall forthwith disiniss or remove such master, mate, or other officer, as the case may be, and appoint another in his place, to be approved by an Emigration Officer, in the place of the one so dismissed or removed as aforesaid.
22-(1.) All emigrant ships [and British emigrant [ ] ships] clearing out or proceeding to sen on any short voy- age under a general or outport licence shall be subject short voyage to the regulations contained in the 4th Schedule to this
Ordinance.
licence for
subject to
regulations
Lin the
Hackfille.
8bips under
special li-
cence for
Thort voyage
subject to regulations
in 5th
Schedule.
Ships licen-
sel for long
voyage subject to regulations in 6t.h Schedule.
Power to Governor- in-Council
to exempt wholly or partly from Part III approved
Assisted
emigranta,
Power to
(2) All emigram ships [and British emigrant ships] [ ] cleating out or proceeding to sea on any short voyage under a special licence shall be subject to the regnlatious contained in the 5th Schedule to this Ordinanco,
(3.) All emigrant ships [and British emigrant ships] clearing all or proceeding to sea on any long voyage shyl be subject to the regulations contained in the 6th Schedule to this Ordinance.
PART III.
Provisions relating to Emigrants.
23. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to exempt from all or any of the provisions of this part of this Ordinance such, or such class or party of, assisted emigrants and upon such conditions and for such period as may be in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council desirable.
(a.)—Medical Inspection.
24. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint any Governor to duly qualified persons as medical officers for the purposes appoint me. dical officers, of the Act and of this Ordinance
No ship to
proceed to
sea without
medical cer-
tificate of _health.
Medicul in. speorion: where and when held.
25. No emigrant ship for British emigrant ship] suall
[ ] clear out or proceed to sex on any voyage, sutil a duly appointed medical officer shall have certified to the Eanigra tion Officer, and such Emigration Officer shall not grant his certificate unless be is satisfiel, that none of the emigrante, passengers or craw appear, by reason of any bodily or mental disease, unfit to proceed or likely to endanger the health or safety of other persons about Lo proceed in such sbip.
26. A medical inspection of the emigrants, passengers and crew for the purposes of giving such certifiente shull take place aither ou board much ship, or, in the case of
[ ]
[ ]
two
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emigrants, at the discretion of the Emigration Officer, at such time and on shore, before embarkation, as he may appoint.
27. A medical inspection offassisted emigrants shall take Medical place on shore before embarkation as well as on board the Inspection of ship after embarkation and the Emigration Officer shailisted
emigrants. not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied that such double inspection has been duly made or las heen dispensed with by the sanction of the Governor.
28. The medical inspection of emigrants required to be Time for made after their embarkation in any emigrant ship (or medical British emigrant ship] shall take place at such time нs the section Emigration Officer may appoint.
after em- barkation.
officer.
29. Any medical officer appointed under tlie provisions Fees of this Ordinance for the inspection of intending emigrants of medical and the supervision of matters and things relating to the comfort and well-being of such emigrants before their departure aml on their voyage, shall be entitled to charge and the muster, owner or charterer of the ship carrying or about to carry emigrants in respect of which or whom such inspection or supervision is effectel shall pay to such medical officer such fecs as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor-in-Council.
30. Any Chineso medical practitioner shall be eligible, Right of with the approval of the Goveruor, for the office of surgeon Chinese of any ship for the purposes of the Act or of this Ürdi- medical
nance.
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practitioner
be surgeon of ship.
passage
(b.)—Provisions relating to Passage Brokers.
shall act Y person 31.-(1.) No
& passage broker Prohibition or in proeuring emigrants for, or in the sale or letting of of person passages in, any emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship] acting as proceeding on any voyage unless he has, with [2] suficient broker with. suretics, to be approved by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, oot baring entered into a joint and several bowl in the sum of entered into 5,000 dollars to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, obtained this licence. according to the form in the 7th Schedule to Ordinance, which bond shall be renewed on each occasion 7th Schedule. of obtaining such licence as bereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs ; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in forea.
(2.) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers, each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.
bond and
broker's
32. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as Mode of A passage broker shall make application for the same to the obtaining Secretary for Chinese Affairs who is hereby authorized, if passage he thinks fit, to grant such licence, according to the form licence, and in the 8th Schedule to this Ordinance: Provided always forfeiture that no such licence shall be granted unless such bond as is thereof. mentioned in the last preceding section has been first entered 8th Schedule, into: Provided, also, that any Magistrate who adindicates on any offence committed by such broker against this Ordinance is hereby authorized to order the offender's licence to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited accordingly: and the said Magistrate making such order shall forthwith cause notice of such forfeiture, in the form
in the 9th Sebedule to this Ordinance, to be transmitted 9th Schedule.
to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and such forfeiture shall be exclusive and independent of any other punishment which may be inflicted upou such offender under the provisions of this Ordinance.
33. Every person obtaining such licence as aforesaid Fee to be
İlçence. shall pay to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs a fee of 200 paid for dollars, or where the duration of the licence is short such reduce fee as the Governor-in-Council may authorise.
34. Such licence shall er atipue in force until the 31st Duration of day of December in the year in which such licence is licence. granted, and for 14 days afterwards, unless Booner for- feited as hereinbefore mentioned.
with
35. Every presage broker who contracts with any in Giving of tending emigrant for a passage in any ship aball forth with notice of give notice in writing to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs contract And to the Emigration Officer of every auch contract, emigrant to specifying the name, age, and sex of auch emigrant and Secretary the name of such ship.
for Chinese Affairs and Emigration
Officer.