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Inspection.

Cancella- tion or sospension of licence and of certificate of com- petency.

cause whatsoever, shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

[37(7) (5) Any person holding a licence by virtue of regulations made under section 94 who commits a breach of a condition of such licence shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars. [37(3)

98. The Director or a Government surveyor, or any person so authorized by either of them, may go on board any ferry vessel or launch at any time for the purpose of inspecting the same, and any person who shall obstruct any such inspection shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.

[37(8)

97. (1) The Director may cancel or suspend for any period, the licence of any ferry vessel or launch if a Government surveyor reports to him that from any cause the said ferry vessel or launch is unfit for the service for which it is intended, or if at any time he ceases to approve of the sureties to any bond given under the provisions of any regulation made under this Part, or if from any other cause any such bond is or becomes invalid or ceases to be in force.

[37(9)

(2) The Governor in Council, for any cause which he may think fit, may cancel the licence of any ferry vessel or launch or suspend it for any period.

[37(10)

(3) The Director may cancel, or suspend for any period, any local certificate of competency issued by virtue of the provisions of this Part, if it is proved to his satisfaction after due inquiry that the holder of the certificate has been guilty of any incom- petency or negligence in the performance of his duties as master or engineer as the case may be: Provided that a person aggrieved by a decision of the Director under this subsection may within fourteen days thereof by notice in writing delivered to the Registrar of the Supreme Court appeal to such judge, district judge, or magistrate as the Chief Justice may nominate, and upon appeal such decision may be confirmed, varied or set aside as may seem just.

[37(11)

(4) The Governor in Council, for any cause which he may think fit, may cancel any local certificate issued by virtue of the provisions of this Part or suspend it for any period. [37(12)

(5) 16, upon the cancellation or suspension of any such licence or certificate the licensee or the holder of the certificate or any person in possession of such licence or certificate, fails to deliver up the licence or certificate to the Director forthwith upon demand he shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

[37(13)

98. Any niaster or other person in charge of any ferry vessel Dia- or launch who shall disobey any lawful order of the Director shall of order of be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

obedience

[37(14) Director.

03, (1) The provisions of this Part, other than subsection Exemption. (3) of section 97 and of subsection (2) hereof, shall not apply to any ferry vessel or launch which is the property of Her Majesty or of any foreign state.

(37(15)

(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as I'r. Act. exempting ferry vessels or launches from compliance with inter- *. 418. national collision regulations insofar as such regulations are applicable.

[37(16)

100. (1) Every passenger certificate issued to a river steamer Regula. shall specify the number of passengers which she may lawfully tions as to

carry.

(2) Such number shall be subject to such conditions Governor in Council by regulations may direct.

passenger

[38(1) certificates

for river as the steamers, [38(2) Regula-

tions.

(3) The owner or master of any river steamer leaving or Table 12. entering the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number authorized by her passenger certificate shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and, in addition, to a fine of one hundred dollars for every passenger on board in excess of the number authorized by her passenger certificate, and to imprisonment for six months.

[38(3)

(4) The owner or master of any river steamer which has no valid passenger certificate, entering or leaving the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number which having regard to the circumstances she is allowed to carry, shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and in addition to a line of one hundred dollars in respect of each such excess passenger,

PART XIV.

SMALL CRAFT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR.

tion to

101. (1) This Part shall apply to cargo junks, fishing junks. Applica- hulks, lighters, trading junks, waterboats, all small boats (except junks, pleasure boats) and all boats included in the definition of junk lighters contained in section 2, all of which such vessels are in this Part and other referred to by the term "vessel".

craft.

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