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No. 10 of 1899.
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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
[s. 4 contd.] three members, one of whom shall be the Harbour Master, and of the remaining two one or both shall be commissioned officers in the Royal Navy or masters or duly qualified engineers in the British mercantile marine.
Harbour Master to
summon board and notify applicant.
Fees to be paid by applicant.
Fees to members of board.
Certificate to be given to
successful candidate.
Certificate to
be subject to regulations. [cf. Orders in Council, Sth May,
1891, and 22nd Octo- ber, 1906.]
Copy of
certificate to be granted
in case of
loss.
(11) On such appointment being notified to the Harbour Master, he shall summon the other members of the board to attend at the Harbour Office for the purpose of examining the applicant, at a day and at an hour to be named in such summons, and shall also notify the applicant to attend accordingly.
(12) Every applicant for a colonial certificate of competency shall, on lodging his application, pay to the Harbour Master a fee, if for a master's or first class engineer's certificate, of twenty dollars, and if for any other certificate, of fifteen dollars.
(13) Every member of the board, except the Harbour Master, shall be entitled to receive out of the public revenue a fee of five dollars for the examination of each applicant.
(14) Every applicant who has passed a satisfactory examina- tion, and has given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience and general good conduct on board ship, shall be entitled to receive, on the recommendation of the board, a colonial certificate of competency signed by the Governor.
(15) Colonial certificates of competency granted under this section shall be subject to any regulations made under any Order of His Majesty in Council, with respect to the use, delivery, cancellation and suspension of colonial certificates of competency.
(16) If a master, mate or engineer proves, to the satisfac- tion of the Governor, that he has, without fault on his part, lost or been deprived of a certificate already granted to him 57 & 58 Vict. under this section, the Governor shall, and in any other case may, on payment of such fee, if any, as he may direct, cause a copy of the certificate to which, by the record kept, he appears to be entitled to be delivered to him; and such copy shall have all the effect of the original.
c. 60, s. 101.