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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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Ship to exhibit light at night.
Precautions
in case of fire or dis. turbance.
Governor in
make regula- tions.
For every omission to comply with the requirements of this sub-section, the master or other person for the time being in charge shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(2) Every ship, hulk, junk or other vessel (not being a boat propelled by cars), being at anchor, or at moorings, or alongside any wharf in the waters of the Colony, shall, from sunset to sunrise, if under one hundred and fifty feet in length, carry forward where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a bright white light, visible all round the horizon at a distance of at least one mile, and, if of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length, shall carry such light at a height not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, and, in addition, a similar light at or near the stern, at such a height that it shall not be less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, and in default the owner or master shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(3) In case of police assistance being required on board any ship, owing to an outbreak of fire, or to a riot or disturbance which the master and his officers are unable to quell, if by day, the signal ST shall be hoisted, and, if by night, three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest lights white and the middle light red. The day signal may be supplemented by the signal N Q I am
on fire "
, or RX "Want assistance- Flare up" every minute
mutiny", and the night signal by a in the case of fire, or Blue Lights
A continuous sounding with any fog
<
in the case of disturbance.
signal apparatus may, in
addition, be adopted to attract attention in either case.
(4) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make Council may regulations or orders for the protection, management and naviga- tion of the waters of the Colony, for the better and more effectual Regulations keeping of order therein, and for the prevention of any nuisance
in the same.
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Damaging furniture
of vessel.
Offences in the waters of the colony.
26. (1) Every person who-
(a) unlawfully cuts, damages or destroys any of the ropes, cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts or any other furniture of or
* As amended by No. 23 of 1932 [10.12.32] and Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
belonging to any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, with [s.26 conta.] intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same part thereof; or
or any
goods
(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure or discovery of Throwing any materials, furniture, stores or merchandise belonging to or into water having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters unlawfully of the Colony, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from obtained." any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters afore- said, or in any other manner conveys away from any vessel, wharf, quay or landing place any such article; or
(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, oil Obstruction or other substance into the waters of the Colony without the of harbour by rubbish, written permission of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a etc. reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruc- tion in the said waters belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; or
(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not being duly Boarding authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within ship without
permission. the waters of the Colony without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
under way.
(e) not being in His Majesty's service, makes fast to
or Making causes to be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of fast to ship the Colony any boat or other vessel without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
passengers
(f) being in charge of any boat plying for hire receives or Receiving lands passengers after 8 p.m. and before 5 a.m., except at such or landing wharf as may be specified by regulations which the Governor in unlawfully. Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private Regulations wharf with the consent of the owner thereof; or
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(g) hires any vessel and refuses or neglects on demand by Refusing to the person in charge thereof to pay the lawful fare,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding two months.
Any constable may take into custody any person offending against paragraph (b), and may seize and detain any boat in which such person is found or out of which any article is let fail, thrown, or conveyed away. It shall be lawful for the master or other person in charge of any ship to take into custody and
pay fare.
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