Power to excludo British
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direction as aforesaid requiring the removal, alteration or conceal- ment of any light, buoy, beacon or other apparatus, the Governor may (without prejudice to any proceedings which may be taken in respect of the offence) cause to be done all such work as may be necessary for securing compliance with the direction.
44. (1) The Governor may, if it appears to him to be neces- sary or expedient so to do for the purpose of facilitating the ships from protection of shipping or in the public interest, by order require particular
any British ship to leave, or to keep away from, any area specified in the order, and any such order may make provision for such incidental and supplementary matters as appear to the Governor to be necessary or expedient.
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(*) If in the case of any British ship an order under this regulation is contravened or not complied with, the master of the ship and the person having the management thereof shall each be guilty of an offence against these regulations.
(3) Any person acting on behalf of the Governor may, in relation to any ship, take such steps and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order under this regulation relating to the ship, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the ship, for enabling procedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.
45. () Any person authorized by the Governor to act under this regulation (hereafter in this regulation referred to as "a com- petent authority") may give directions to the owner or master of the Colony, any vessel which is for the time being within the harbours and
territorial waters of the Colony requiring him...
waters of
(a) to take such steps as may be specified in the directions for the purpose of securing that, while the vessel remains within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony, fires occurring in the vessel as the result of hostile attack will be immediately detected and combated;
(b) to secure that, while the vessel remains within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony, either at all times or during such periods as may be so specified-
() in a case where the vessel is equipped with
a gun or other instrument or device capable of being used to defend the vessel against hostile attack, that the gun, instrument or device will be manned; and
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(ii) in a case where the vessel is a ship propelled
by mechanical power, that she is capable of being moved under her own power immediately when ordered to do so;
(e) for the purpose of taking such steps or securing such matters as aforesaid, to secure that such number of persons, or such number of persons of such class or description, as may be so specified, shall be on board the vessel, either at all times while she remains within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony or during such periods while she so remains as may be so specified;
(d) to do or not to do such other things as muy appear to a competent authority to be necessary or expedient to do or not to do for the purpose of securing the safety of the vessel or preventing her endangering other vessels or property within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony in the event of hostile attack.
(2) A competent authority may give directions to the owner or master of any such vessel ns aforesaid requiring him-
(a) to secure that, while the vessel remains within the harbours and territorial waters of tw Colony, such precau- tions, as may be specified in the directions will be taken, cither at all times or during such periods as may be so specified, to guard against attempts to interfere with or damage the vessel, or any part thereof, or anything therein;
(b) for the purpose of securing such matters as aforesaid, to secure that such number of persons, or such number of persons of such class or description, as may be so specified, shall be un board the vessel, either at all times while she remains within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony or during such periods while she so remains as may be so specified.
(3) Where, to give effect to arrangements made for complying with directions given under either of the preceding sub-regulations as respects a vessel remaining within the har- bours and territorial waters of the Colony, a person (not being a member of the crew of the vessel) has been engaged or re- quired to perform duties on board the vessel, then, if he fails to perform those duties, he shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.
(4) Any person acting on behalf of the Governor may, in relation to any vessel, take such steps and use such force as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for secur ing compliance with any directions under this regulation relating