Amendment of section 93.
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only of fishing in an area bounded on the North by the parallel of 25 degrees North, on the South by the parallel of 15 degrees North and on the East by the meridian of 122 degrees East.
(3) The Director may, on the application of a person bolding a certificate of competency as a trawling master which is endorsed with the word "LIMITED", exempt such person from the restriction specified in subsection (2),
(4) The holder of a certificate of competency as a trawling master, whether or not the certificate is endorsed with the word "LIMITED”, shall, in so far as he does not contravene the provisions of this sec- tion, be a duly certificated trawling master and the holder of a Board of Trade certificate of competency as skipper (full) or skipper (limited) shall be deemed to be a duly certificated trawling master subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director may specify in any particular case.".
Section 93 of the principal Ordinance is amended-- (a) in subsection (1), by deleting "A trawler" and substitut-
ing the following-
"Subject to section 92, a trawler"; and
(6) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the follow-
ing-
"(2) Any person who-
(a) having been engaged as a trawling master-
(i) goes to sea in command of a trawler without being entitled to do so under section 92; or
(i) uses the trawler of which he is in command for the purpose of fishing in waters in contravention of section 92;
(b) having been engaged as a trawling engineer, goes to sea on a trawler without holding a certificate of competency as a trawling engineer:
(e) employs any person to act as a trawling master in command of a trawler without ascertaining that such person is entitled to do so under section 92; or
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(d) employs any person to act as a trawling engineer on a trawler without ascertaining that such person holds a certificate of com- pelency as a trawling engineer,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of four thousand dollars.".
4. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding the following section after section 107-
"Cancella- tion or suspension of local certificates of com- petency.
107A. (1) The Director may cancel, or suspend for any period, any local certificate of competency issued by virtue of the provisions of this Part, if it is proved to his satisfaction after due inquiry that the holder of the certificate has been guilty of any in- competency or negligence in the performance of his duties as master or engineer as the case may be.
(2) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Director under subsection (1) may, within fourteen days after being informed of the decision, by notice in writing delivered to the Registrar of the Supreme Court appeal to such judge. District Judge or magis- trate as the Chief Justice may nominate, and upon appeal such decision may be confirmed, varied or set aside as may seem just.”.
5. Section 117 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (2) by substituting a full stop for the colon and deleting the provisa.
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 17th day of June, 1970,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
This printed impression has been carefully compared
by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
Addition of section 107A.
Amendment of section 117.