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Control over

visitors to ships.

Measure

For safety

of

British

ships.

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to a vessel, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of a vessel for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.

(5) The cost of taking any steps under the last fore- going sub-regulation in relation to a vessel for securing compliance with directions under this regulation shall be a debt due from the owner of the vessel to the Crown, and without pre- judice to any other remedy may be recovered by the Government of Hong Kong as a civil debt.

(6) In this regulation the expression "owner", is relation to a vessel, includes the person having the management of the vessel.

46. (1) Any person authorized by the Governor to act under this regulation may, by directions given to the master of any ship which is for the tune being within the barbours and terri- Lorial waters of the Colony, prohibit any person going on board the ship without the consent in writing of the person so authorized so long as the ship remains within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony, or during such periods while she so re- mains as may be specified in the directions.

(2) Any such directions may be given either generally with respect to all persons, not being officers or members of die crew of the ship or police officers or public servants acting in the course of their duty as such, or with respect to any particular person or class or description of persons.

(3) If any person goes on board a ship in contravention of directions given under this regulation, the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

47. (1) Subject as hereinafter provided the Governor may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient for the safety of British ships and of persons on board such ships so to do. make provision by order-

(a) for securing that any British ship to which the order applies shall not, except under permission granted by or on behalf of the Governor, proceed to sea unless such requirements in respect of the alteration of the structure or external appear ance of the ship, and in respect of the equipping of the ship with any particular apparatus, contrivance or appliance, as may be contained in the order has been complied with;

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(6) for securing the proper maintenance and efficient use of any apparatus, contrivance or appliance with which any such ship is equipped in pursuance of the order.

(c) for prescribing the wireless telegraph services to be maintained, and the number, grade and qualifications of operators and watchers to be carried, in connection with the opern- tion of any wireless telegraph installation provided in any such ship, whether in pursuance of the order or otherwise;

(d) for any incidental and supplementary matters for which it appears to the Governor to be necessary or espedient for the purposes of the order to provide;

and an order under this regulation may be made so as to apply either to a particular British ship or to British ships of a particular class, and so as to apply to any such ship or ships either wherever it or they may be or while in such waters, or engaged on such voyage, as may be specified in the order, but shall not apply to any Dominion ship.

(2) If any ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sca in contravention of an order made under this regulation, the master of the ship and the person having the management thereof shall each be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

(3) Any person acting on behalf of the Governor may, in relation to any ship, take such steps, and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order under this regulation relating to the ship, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the ship, for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.

British

48. (1) The Governor, if it appears to him to be necessary Employ- or expedient in the public interest may, as respects any class of ment in British ships other than Dominion ships, make provision by ships and order-

(a) for securing that, subject to any exemptions for which provision may be made by the order, any such class of persons as may be specified in the order shall not be employed on hoard ships to which the order applies;

(b) for prohibiting the employment of any persons or class of persons on board such ships unless they are holders of certificates of identity issued in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the order, and for determining the circumstances in which certificates of identity may be granted and revoked under the order;

aircraft.