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(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)c) a person shall be deemed to be seriously injured if he is admitted to a hospital immediately after he sustains the injury for observation or treatmeal,
68. (1) Where a vessel which-
(a) has been involved in a collision or has suffered damage which
may affect the inherent stability of the vessel; or
(b) has been or is on fire,
is expected to arrive in the waters of Hong Kong, the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel shall notify the Director of such expected arrival not less than 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel, or, if that is not practicable, as early as practicable before the arrival of the vessel,
(2) Where a vessel enters the waters of Hong Kong in contravention of subsection (1), the owner or his agent and the master commit an offence and cach of them is liable to a fine of $10,000.
69. (1) Where--
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fire occurs op board a vessel within the waters of Hong Kong;
(6) a vessel which is on fire arrives within the waters of Hong Kong: the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel shall report such occurrence or arrival forthwith to the Director of Fire Services,
(2) The Director of Fire Services and any member of the Fire Services Department of or above the rank of Principal Fireman may, at any time of day or night, board any vessel in the waters of Hong Kong. other than a warship, for the purpose of extinguishing a fire on board the vessel whether or not the fire has been reported to the Director of Fire Services, and may take with him such persons as may be necessary to assist him for such purpose.
(3) An owner, agent or master who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is Ilable to a fine of $10,000,
70. (1) No person, other than a member of Her Majesty's forces in uniform and on duty or a person duly authorized by law for the purpose. shall without the permission of the owner or his agent or the master of 4 ship go on board the ship.
(2) A master of a ship may take into custody any person who con- travener subsection (1) and shall" deliver such person forthwith to a police officer.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisourdent for 6 months.
71. Any person, other than the Director of a person authorized by him, who without lawful excuse cuis a mooring or fastening of a vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.
72. Any person who by any unlawful act, or in any manner what- soever without reasonable excuse, endangers or causes to be endangered the safety of any person conveyed in or being in or upon any vessel or in the sea commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
storane, etc. at toms and
73. Except in pursuance of the regulations made under this Ordin- Duchorge, ance, no person shall—
(a) load or discharge logs or other limber at any public waterfront other limber,
or public seawall within any port:
(b) discharge logs or other timber from a vessel into the waters of
Hong Kong, or
(c) tow or store logs or other timber in the waters of Hong Kong
74. (1) Any person who obstructs the Director, or any other person, Obstractica. performing or exercising any function, duty or power under this "Ordin ance commits an offence and, subject to subsection (2), is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) An owner, agent or master of a vessel who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
75. (1) Any person who, being required to give any information to False the Director of any other person under this Ördinance, fails without information. Teasonable excuse to give such information or gives any information, whether in writing, orally or otherwise, which he knows to be false or misleading as to a material particular commita an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Magistrates Ordinance, proceed- (Cxp. 227.3 logs in respect of an offence against this section may be brought at any time within 2 years next after the commission of the offence or within 6 months after the first discovery thereof by the prosecutor, whichever period expires first.
76. (1) In any legal proceedings for a contravention of this Ordin- ance, any entry in the official log book of a vessel, deck log book, engine room log book or other similar document, or a document purporting to be a copy of any such entry and to be certified as a true copy by any porton specified in subsection (2), aball, until the contrary is proved-
(a) be admitted in evidence and be sufficient evidence of the marters
slated therein; and
(b) in the case of such a copy, be presumed that it is so certified.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the persons who may certify copies of entries in an official log book, deck log book, cagine room log book or other similar document are-
(a) the Director or any person authorized by him in writing in that
bebalf,
(6) a magistrate;
(c) a justice of the peace:
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(d) a notary public, as defined in the Legal Practitioners Ordinance; (Cap. 1993 (e) a consular officer.
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77 (1) Notwithstanding section 8 of the Magistrates Ordinance, if Nouse Lo an officer of the Marine Department of the rank of Marine Assistant andet before Class II or above reasonably suspects that an offence under this Ordin- in respect of unce has been committed by a master of a vessel such officer may serve offences. on the master personally or by handing the same personally to the senjor (Cap. 237) officer on board the vessel or to the person appearing to be in charge of command of the vessel at the time of such service a notice requiring the master to appear before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law,