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Repeal and replacement of section 26.
Amendment of section 28.
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(ii) by deleting the full stop and adding the following-
"or within such other time as may be allowed under the maritime law applicable to the ship concerned."; and
(c) in subsections (6) and (8), by deleting “British" and sub-
stituting the following-
"duly accredited”.
18. Section 26 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-
"Determina- tion of appeal under section 20.
26. (1) If, on the hearing of an appeal under section 20 by a seaman on the ground that he disputes the ground on which his registration was suspended, the Board of Reference unanimously affirms the decision of the Superintendent, the Board of Reference shall dismiss the appeal.
(2) If on the hearing of any such appeal the Board of Reference does not unanimously affirm the decision of the Superintendent, the Board of Reference sball direct him to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's registration.
(3) On an appcal under section 20 by a seaman on the ground that the period for which his registra- tion was suspended by the Superintendent is excessive, the Board of Reference may-
(a) affirm the dicision of the Superintendent; (6) direct that the seaman's registration shall be suspended for such shorter period, or for such longer period, not exceeding twenty- four months, as it thinks fit; or
(c) direct the Superintendent to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's registration and issue him with a caution in writing to be of good behaviour in the future.".
19. Section 28(1)(b)(ii) is amended by inserting after "Ordin- ance" the following-
*CND. 2013) or Part II of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance".
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20. Section 29 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-
"Determina-
29. (1) If, on the hearing of a case referred to tion of cases a Board of Reference by the Authority under section referred
21 following a reference of the case to the Authority by the Superintendent under paragraph (ii) of sub- section (1) of section 18. the Board of Reference unanimously affirms the decision of the Supetin- tendent, the Board of Reference may, subject to sec- tion 30-
to the Authority moder section 1801).
(a) direct the Superintendent to remove the
name of the seaman from the register; or (b) suspend the seaman's registration for such further period, not exceeding twenty-four months, as it thinks ft.
(2) If on the hearing of any such case the Board of Reference does not unanimously affirm the decision of the Superintendent, the Board of Reference shail direct him to withdraw the suspension of the scaman's registration.
(3) Notwithstanding that on the hearing of any such case the Board of Reference, under subsection (1), unanimously affirms the decision of the Super- intendent, the Board of Reference may direct him- (a) to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's registration and issue him with a caution in writing to be of good behaviour in the future; or
(B) to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's
registration.".
21. Section 34 of the principal Ordinance is amended, in subsection (8), by inserting after "under", where it first occurs, the following-
"subsection (1) of section 17A, subsection (2) of section 17B or**.
22. Section 36 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(c)
in subsection (1), by inserting in paragraph (6) after "under", where it first occurs, the following-
"subsection (1) of section 17A, subsection (2) of section 17B or"; and
Repeal and replacement of section 29.
Amendment of section 34.
Amendment of section 36.