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(5) The Director may recover the cost of any action taken or caused to be taken under this section—
(x) as a civil debl from the person to whom the direction (if any) was given, or the owner of the vessel or property in respect of which the action was taken;
(b) where the cost is incurred in respect of a vessel, under section 55 as if the cost represented port dues payable in respect of the vessel;
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(c) where the cost incurred in respect of a vessel to which Part IV applies cannot for any reason be recovered under paragraph (a) or (b) or where there is no owner of the vessel, by sale of the vessel and applying the proceeds in payment of the cost and the balanes (if any), after deducting any reasonable expense incurred in the sale, shall be paid to the person who satisfies the Director that be is entitled to the balance,
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the cost of any action taken or caused to be taken under this section shall include all ́ disbursemcok and other expenses incurred thereby by the Director.
63. The Director may, on application made to him in such manner as he may determine or on his own initiative, exempt any person or any vessel or any type, class or description of vessel from any requirement under this Ordinance, subject to such terms and conditions as the Director may specify.
64. (1) Where it is provided under this Ordinance that no person shall do, or cause or permit to be done, any specifled act without the permission of the Director, the Director may
(a) on application made to him in such manner as he may determine:
and
(b) on payment to him of the prescribed fee (if any).
permit the specified act to be done subject to auch terms and conditions an he may specify generally or in any particular case.
(2) Except where this Ordinance provides for a written permission, a permission under this Ordinacce may be granted orally or by means of signals.
(3) A written permission granted under this Ordinance shall be- (a) kept on the vessel or at the place in which the act in respect of
which the permission is required is being done; and
(6) produced for inspection by the Director, an authorized officer, ör by any other officer appointed for the purposes of this Ordin- ance, on demand or within such time and at such place as the Director or such officer may specify.
(4) If any person to whom a written permission is granted under this Ordinance withoul reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (3)(a) or to produce it under subsection (3X8), be commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2.000,
(5) A permission granted under this Ordinance may be withdrawn or cancelled by the Director-
(a) if any term or condition of the permission is not complied with;
(b) if the Director considers it necessary to do so for any other
reason.
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(6) Without prejudice to subsection (5), where a person without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any term or condition of a permis- sion granted under this Ordinance, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
65. Where by or under this Ordinance-
(a) any obligation or duty is placed on an owner or his agent or an O
* master of a vessel;
(5) any direction is given to an owner or his agent or to a master
of a vessel; ar
(c) an owner or his agent or a master of a vessel is required to
comply with any requirement,
it shall, except where it is otherwise expressly provided, be sufficient if such obligation, duty, direction or requirement is met or complied with either by the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel.
Compliance bor WIKICT CHI
66. (1) If any person is aggrieved by a direction, decision or act of Appest, the Director, or any other person, performing or exercising any function, duty or power under this Ordinance (other than a decision of the Directar under section 30(1)), he may within 14 days after-
(a) the date on which the direction, decision or act was given, made
or done; or
(8) the date on which he was notified of the direction, decision or act. appeal to the Governor against the direction, decision or act by lodging the grounds of the appeal in writing with the Chief Secretary.
(2) On considering an appeal under subsection (1), the Governor may confirm, vary or reverse the direction, decision or act appealed against and make such order as he thinks fit.
(3) A decision of the Governor under subsection (2) shall be final.
67. (1) Where, within the waters of Hong Kong-
(d) a vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel, a port
facility or other property;
(b) a vessel sinks or becomes stranded or disabled;
(c) a person is killed or seriously injured on board a vessel as a
result of an accident;
(d) au explosion or fire occurs on board a vessel;
(e) damage is caused by a vessel to a port facility or other properly;
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(a person, cargo or equipment is lost overboard from a vessel,
the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel shall report the occur rence forthwith to the Director orally, by means of signals, or in writing and shall furnish to the Director in writing full particulars thereof within 24 hours after the occurrence,
(2) An owner, agent or master of a vessel who-
(a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (1); or
(8) makes a report or furnishes any particulars under subsection (1)
which be knows to be false in any material particular, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
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