1492 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 .
Merchant Shipping.
Steam-ships under 50 tons.
Steam-ships 7. It shall not be lawful for any steam- ship of less than fifty tons
under 50 tons
not to carry burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or
passengers for
hire without to any place outside the waters of the Colony , unless she has obtained a
licence.
licence as hereinafter provided , and in case any such steam-ship shall be
so employed as aforesaid without a licence, the owner, master, or person
in charge thereof shall incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars .
The Harbour 2. The Harbour Master may issue to steam- ships of less than fifty
Master to
issue licences. tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the conditions
prescribed by such regulations as are for the time being in force under
this section .
Regulations. 3. The regulations contained in the table F ofthe schedule hereunto
annexed shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter
provided .
Alteration or 4. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, amend , or
repeal of
regulations. repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may make other regula
tions as he deems requisite . Every new regulation and every alteration ,
amendment , or repeal of an existing regulation shall be published in the
Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.
Penalty for 5. If any steam- ship licensed under this section carries within the
carrying pas
sengers in waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence allows, the owner
excess of the
licence. or master thereof shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Penalty for 6. If any unlicensed steam - ship of less than fifty tons burden arrives
unlicensed
steamer in the waters of the Colony carrying more passengers in proportion to
arriving with
excessive her size than she would be licensed to carry under the regulations for the
numbers of
passengers. time being in force under this section , the master thereof shall incur a
penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars .
Penalty for 7. If any steam- ship licensed under this section plies in the waters
plying with
out a certifi of the Colony without a certificated master or engineer [ amended by Ordi
cated master
or engineer. nance No. 3 of 1880, and by Ordinance No. 19 of 1882 ] as provided by
table F, the owner thereof shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred
dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not
exceeding three months.