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Application must be made to the Harbour Master for re-measurement of tonnage at least 7 days before such steamers next come under their Annual Survey.
4. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N..
Harbour Master, de,
20th January, 1992.
1. S.
HONGKONG.
No. 23 or 1914.
I assent to this Ordinance.
F. II. MAY,
Governor.
28th August, 1914.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the observ-
ance of precautions against Piracy.
[28th August, 1914.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Piracy Preven- tion Ordinance, 1911.
2. In this Ordinance :--
· Launch” means any vessel used in navigation not exceeding 60 tons net registered tonnage in the propulsion of which any use is made of any mechanical means other than oars and sails.
Master" includes any person (except a pilot)
having command or charge of any ship. Passenger includes any person on a lanneh or ship other than the master and crew and the owner his family and servants. Ship"
means any vessel used in navigation ex- ceeding 60 tons act registered tonnage in the propulsion of which any use is made of any mechanical means other than oars and sails.
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No launch or
certain voyages unless a bond has been entered into.
3. No launch or ship shall leave or attempt to leave the waters of the Colony on a voyage to Amoy, Swatow, ship to leave on Macao, Kwong Chan Wan, Hoihow, or Haiphong, or to any port or place on the Canton River or the West River or any river or estuary in the province of Kwong Tung or the province of Kwong Sai, or to any port or place in either of the said provinces, unless the owners agents charterers or licensees of the said launch or ship shall have duly entered into a bond as hereinafter required and unless such bond shall be subsisting and valid in all respects, and if any launch or ship shall leave or attempt to leave the waters of the Colony on any such voyage unless the said bond shall have been duly entered into and shall be subsisting and valid in all respects, the master of the said launch or ship and the owners agents charterers and licensees shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemean- our and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any termi exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
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4. No launch shall carry any passenger from or to any place in the Colony unless the owners agents charterers or licensees of the said launch shall have duly entered into a bond as hereinafter required and unless such bond shall he subsisting and valid in all respects, and if any launch shall carry any passenger from or to any place in the Colony unless the said bond shall have been duly entered into and shall be subsisting and valid in all respects the master of the said launch and the owners agents charterers and licensees shall be deemed to be guilty of a misde- meanour and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars: Provided that this section shall not apply to the carriage of passengers between places within the limits of the Harbour of Victoria.
No launch to
carry passengers except within
the Harbour unless a bond has been entered into.
Clearance, etc.. may be refused where reasonable ground to
5. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to refuse to grant any permission or issue any document or do any act necessary to enable any launch or ship to leave the water of the Colony or a port in the Colony in respect of anticipate that any launch or ship with regard to which he shall have reasonable cause to anticipate that any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance is about to be committed.
an offence is about 10 be rommitted.
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