General provisions
relating to Heenslog.
Second Schedule. Form 1.
Lost, destroyed or defaced liconces
Issue of Licences.
PART II.
LICENCES AND PERMITS,
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, no person shall use or cause or permit to be used any launch or ferry vessel for any commercial purpose except under and in accordance with a valid licence issued in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of these regulations:
Provided that no launch or ferry vessel shall be deemed to be used for a commercial purpose by reason only that she is placed on a time charter.
(2) No licence shall be issued or renewed under this Part except upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(3) No licence shall be issued or renewed in respect of any launch or ferry vessel except upon production of a valid certificate of survey in respect thereof.
(4) No licence shall be valid for any period exceeding twelve months from the date of issue or last renewal, as the case may be, or such lesser period, not being less than six months as the Director may determine.
(5) Every licence shall be issued in Form 1 of the forms prescribed in the Second Schedule, subject to such additions, deletions or variations in respect of the conditions specified therein as the Director may think it and every such licence may from time to time be renewed by endorse-
ment thereon.
(6) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of pata- graph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of four thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.
5. (1) If any licence issued pursuant to the provisions of regu- lation 4 is lost, destroyed or defaced, the Director may, if satisfied as to the bona fides of such loss, destruction or defacement and upon pay- ment of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate licence.
(2) Every duplicate licence issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be clearly endorsed in a conspicuous place with the word "DUPLICATE".
6. (1) With effect from the commencement of these regulations. no licence shall be issued in respect of any launch or ferry vessel upon application for the first licensing thereof after construction or first arrival in the Colony of such launch or ferry vessel-
(a) if such launch or ferry vessel is equipped with a hot bulb, petrol or paraffin engine whether for propulsion or for any other purpose; or
(b) if the machinery installed for the purpose of propulsion is not of power, design and construction approved by the Director and tested to his satisfaction.
(2) No licence, other than a Class I licence, shall be issued to any launch or ferry vessel the registered length of which does not exceed forty feet.
(3) No Class II, III or IV licence shall be issued to any launch or ferry vessel unless such launch or ferry vessel-
(a) is completely decked; and
(6) exceeds a registered length of forty feet.
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 6, where any issue of vessel to which these regulations apply is not eligible for issue of a permits. licence in accordance with the provisions of that regulation the Director may in his discretion, and subject to such conditions as he may think f issue to the master thereof a permit in Form 2 of the forms prescribed in the Second Schedule:
Provided that no such permit shall be issued or renewed-
(a) for any one period exceeding one week; or
(b) except upon payment of the prescribed fee.
Second Schedule. Form 2.
* (1) Any licence or permit issued under this Part shall at all Licences and limes be carried in the vessel to which such licence or permit relates:
permits to be carried.
Provided that if any such licence or permit is withdrawn or deposited with the Director for any reason, the Director may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he may think it and upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed, issue in lieu thereof a certificate in Form 3 of the forms prescribed in the Second Schedule, and such certifi- Second cale shall be carried in the vessel to which it relates in lieu of the Schedule, licence or permit.
Form 2.
(2) The owner and master of any vessel in respect of which any of the provisions of paragraph (1) are contravened shall each be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.
9. If any vessel to which any licence or permit issued under this Suspension Part relates
(a) sustains damage for any reason whatsoever, or
of licence
or permit in
event of damage to
vessel pending
(b) is altered as to construction, machinery or material fittings. akh licence or permit shall with effect from the time of such damage survey. or alteration be deemed to be suspended and shall remain so suspended until such time as the Director, upon recommendation of a Government surveyor and payment of such fee as may be prescribed, shall endorse such licence or permit indicating the termination of the suspension.