Power of Authority to direct
that name of seaman whose name has been removed from regis- ter be re- stored to Part II of register.
Appointment of panel.
Boards of Reference.
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14, (1) At any time after the expiry of a period of five years from the day on which the Board of Reference confirmed the removal of the name of a seaman from the register under subsection (1) of section 28 or directed the Superintendent to remove the name of a seaman from the register under subsection (1) of section 29, the seaman may apply to the Authority for a direction that his name be entered in Part II of the register.
(2) On an application by a seaman under subsection (1), the Authority may, after consultation with the Advisory Board, direct the Superintendent to enter the name of the seaman in Part II of the register or refuse the application.
PART IV.
BOARDS OF Reference anD REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION
OF SEAMEN FROM REGISTER.
15. (1) The Governor may appoint such persons as he thinks fit to be members of a panel from which persons may be appointed under section 16 to be members of a Board of Reference.
(2) In appointing persons to be members of the panel, the Governor shall appoint such number of legally qualified persons as he considers will be adequate for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 15.
(3) A member of the panel may resign at any time by giving one month's notice in writing to the Colonial Secretary of his intention to resign, and the Governor may at any time and for any reason whatso- ever terminate the appointment of any person to be a member of the panel.
16. (1) Every Board of Reference shall consist of-
(a) the Authority or an assistant director of marine appointed by
the Authority, who shall be the chairman;
(6) the Commissioner of Labour or a public officer appointed by
the Commissioner of Labour; and
(c) three members of the panel appointed by the Colonial
Secretary.
(2) Of the three members of the panel appointed by the Colonial Secretary to be members of a Board of Reference, one shall be a legally qualified person.
(3) The Superintendent shall not be a member of any Board of Reference.
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17. (1) The Superintendent may, after considering any represen- Removel of tations that the seaman may make on the occasion specified in the seaman's notice served on him pursuant to subsection (1) of section 19, remove register by the name of a seaman from the register in either of the following cases,
Super- that is to say, if he is satisfied that-
(a) after the commencement of this Ordinance, the seaman has been convicted in the Colony or elsewhere of any offence in- volving the import, export, sale or other dealing in or with, or possession of any dangerous drug; or
(6) the seaman has been convicted-
(i) of an offence against subsection (2) of section 73; or
Incendent.
(ii) of an offence against subsection (2) of section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance in respect of any matter (Cap. 215). or transaction whatsoever, actual or proposed, in which the Seamen's Recruiting Office was concerned.
(2) The Superintendent shall remove the name of a seaman from the register in either of the following cases, that is to say-
(a) in the event of the death of the seaman, or
(b) if the seaman requests the removal of his name therefrom.
(3) Where under subsection (1) the Superintendent has removed the name of a seaman from the register, he shall forthwith refer the case to the Authority and serve on the seaman notice-
(a) that his name has been so removed from the register, together with a statement of the ground on which it was removed; and
(6) that the case has been referral to the Authority.
(4) Where under this section the Superintendent has removed from the register the name of a seaman whose name appeared in Part IV of the register, whether or not the name of the seaman also appeared in Part of the register, he shall forthwith give notice in writing thereof to every person in respect of whom the name of the seaman appeared in Part IV of the register.
18. (1) If, after considering any representations that the seaman may make on the occasion specified in the notice served on him pursuant to subsection (1) of section 19, it appears to the Superintendent that—–
(2) after the commencement of this Ordinance, the seaman has
deserted his ship, in the Colony or elsewhere:
(b) after the commencement of this Ordinance, the seaman baş been convicted in the Colony or elsewhere of any offence of such a nature as to render it undesirable that the seaman should continue to serve in foreign-going ships;
Suspension
of seaman's registration by Super- inLeadent.