1953-HKRS29-8-20_Part02 — Page 1

Surveyors

to make returns of build and other parti. culara of ship, sod owner, etc. to give informa- tion.

$.126.1

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master of the ship is not exercising, or is not permitted to exercise, proper control of the ship.

[10(10A)

32. (1) A Government surveyor shall from time to time make such returns to the Governor as he may require with respect to the build, dimensions, draught, burden, rate of sailing, room for fuel, and the nature and particulars of machinery and equipments of every ship surveyed by him, The owner, master and engineer of any such ship shall, on demand, give to such surveyor all such information and assistance within his power as he may require [ef. pr. Act, for the purpose of such returns. Any such owner, master or engincer who, on being applied to for that purpose, wilfully refuses or neglects to give such information or assistance shall [10(21) be able to a fine of one hundred dollars.

(2) If any structural alteration is made in any passenger ship, the owners, agents, charterers and master shall, within twenty-four hours after the alteration is made or as soon there- after as possible, report the same by letter to the Director, and in default without reasonable excuse therefor they shall be severally liable to a fine of one thousand dollars: Provided that the duc receipt of a report from any one of the foregoing shall satisfy the provisions of this subsection.

[10/(23)

Jef. 22 Geo. 5. c.0, 1.3 (1).1

Fenalty for carrying passengers in excess of

certificate and on

excess pas- sengers in uncertifi- cated ship. [of nr. Act. *.283.]

33. (1) The owner, agent, charterer, master or comprador of any passenger ship shall not receive or have on board thereof at any place within the waters of the Colony any number of passengers which having regard to the time, occasion and cir- cumstances is in excess of the number allowed by the passenger certificate, and in default he shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and to an additional fine of one hundred dollars for every excess passenger, or if the fare of any passenger on board exceeds one hundred dollars, a fine of double the amount of the fares of all excess passengers reckoned at the highest rate of fare payable by any passenger on board, and shall in any case be liable to imprisonment for six months.

[10(26)

(2) If the provisions of this Part which require a passenger ship to be surveyed and to have a passenger certificate are not complied with in the case of any ship, the owner, agent, charterer, master and comprador shall, without prejudice to any other remedy or penalty under this Ordinance, be liable to the like penalties in respect of all excess passengers and the like imprisonment as are specified in subsection (1) if he receives or has on board at any place within the waters of the Colony any number of passengers which having regard to the time, occasion and circumstances is in excess of the number which that ship is allowed to carry.

[10(24)

34. (1) If any person→

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(2) knowingly and wilfully makes, or assists in making, or procures to be made, a false or fraudulent declaration or certificate required by or under this Ordinance or the Merchant Shipping Acts: or

(b) forges, assists in forging, procures to be forged, fraudut- lently alters, assists in fraudulently altering, or prezures to be fraudulently altered, any such declaration or certificate, or anything contained in, or any signature to any such declaration or certificate,

that person shall in respect of each offence be guilty of a misdemeanor.

[10(26)

Offences,

[cf. pr. Act, a.282 and 22

Geo. 5, c.P. 5.71.1

(2) Any surveyor who demands or receives, directly or [ef. pc. Ael, indirectly, from the owner, agent or master of any ship surveyed 8.724 (4).) by him under the provisions of this Ordinance or from any other person, and any such owner, agent, master or other person who offers or gives any fee or remuneration whatsoever (otherwise than is permitted by this Ordinance) to any such surveyor for or in respect of such survey shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

[10(7)

35. (1) Every passenger ship of which a survey is required Equipment by section 23 shall-

of passe:1- ger ship. [cf. pr. Act. #.286 (4).)

any

(a) be provided with means to prevent over pressure in

part of the boilers and machinery, and in particular every boiler and other pressure vessel used for generating steam shall be provided with not less than two safety valves:

(6) have the ship's compasses properly adjusted from time to [eg pr. Act,

time, such adjustment to be made to the satisfaction of

2.285 (1).)

a Government surveyor and according to such regulations as may be issued by the Governor;

(c) be provided with means for making the signals of distress [ef. pr. Act.

at night specified in international collision regulations;

9.435 (1).)

c.104.)

(d) be provided (if a ship not coming within the provisions (18 & 19 of the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or of the Asiatic Viet. Emigration Ordinance, 1915,) with such shelter for the protection of deck passengers, if any, as the Governor in 1915.) Council, having regard to the nature of the passage, the

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