ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1883 . 1719
Merchant Shipping Consolidation.
" Any person offending against any such regulations shall Penalty for
breach of
" be liable on summary conviction before a Police Magistrate quarantine
regulations :
" to a penalty not exceeding $ 2,000 , or to imprisonment with and powers of
Police to
" or without hard labour for any term not exceeding 12 months , arrest, &c.
" or at the discretion of the Police Magistrate to both penalty
" and imprisonment, and the Captain Superintendent of Police,
" and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose of en
" forcing quarantine, shall have the same powers to prevent
"the commission of breaches of such regulations and to arrest ,
"recapture, or detain offenders against them as may be used
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' by any person for the prevention of any felony , or the arrest ,
66 recapture, or detention of a felon ."
2. Ordinance 16 of 1882 is hereby repealed , provided that such Repeal.
repeal shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinance , or any
thing done or suffered thereunder, or any liability or punishment in
respect thereof.
Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the provisions ofsection
1 of Ordinance 9 of 1883, the 30th day of July, 1886.
Gazette 31st July, 1886.
1. All previous regulations made under the provisions of section 1 of Ordinance 9 of
1883 are hereby revoked.
2. In these regulations the term Health Officer means the Health Officer of the port
or any other medical officer duly authorized to act for, or assist him ; the term Vessels
includes steamers, sailing vessels, junks, and lorchas, and British and Foreign ships of
War, as well as merchant vessels of all kinds ; the term port or place at which any in
fectious or contagious disease prevailed means a port or place proclaimed to be such by
order of the Governor in Council published in the Gazette from the date of such procla
mation.
3. Every vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony
(a.) After a voyage of less than 3 days from any port or place at which any
infectious or contagious disease prevailed at the time of such vessel's
departure therefrom ; or
(b.) Having at the time of arrival, or having had, during the voyage, any case
of any infectious or contagious disease on board ; or
(c.) Having on board any passengers who are less than 3 days from any port
or place where any infectious or contagious disease prevailed when such
passengers departed therefrom,