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Third and Sixth Appendices.

Obligation to obtain licence.

Painting of licence numbers.

Discretion to issue, auspend, cancel or amend.

Licence to

beard and produced.

(6) The Director, at his discretion, may, on application, issue to the owner or master of any vessel-

(a) which has entered any port of the Colony and to which

no licence can be issued, an anchorage permit; or (b) a voyage permit;

in such forms and under such conditions, for the purpose and on payment of such fees as respectively set out in the Third Appendix. and the Sixth Appendix to these regulations.

4. (0) No person shall possess, use, engage nr let out for hire any vessel in the waters of the Colony unless a licence or an anchorage permit in respect of such vessel in the form prescribed by these regulations has been issued by the Director,

(2) No vessel shall go on a voyage without a licence or voyage permit in the prescribed form issued by the Director under these regulations.

5. Every licence shall be numbered and a corresponding number shall be painted on each bow and on the stern of the licensed vessel. Such painting shall be done only by persons authorized by the Director. No fee shall he charged therefor unless the number has been obliterated or defaced, in which event a fee of lifty cents shall be charged in respect of vessels in Classes I to IV inclusive, and one dollar in respect of vessels in Classes V and VI.

(1) The Director may refuse to issue a licence, voyage permit or anchorage permit if he thinks that it is reasonable to do

(2) I shall be lawful for the Director to suspend or cancel any licence or permit for any breach of any conditions of a licence or permit or of any of these regulations.

(3) The Director may, at any time, make such additions or amendments to the conditions of any licence or permit as may appear to him to be necessary or advisable in the interest of discipline or safety,

1. Every licence or permit issued under these regulations be kept on shall, at all times, except where otherwise provided by law, be kept on board the vessel for which it is issued and shall be produced on demand to any Marine, Police or Revenue Officers. Failure to produce such licence or permit shall constitute an offence.

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8. Where any licence or permit issued under these regula- Issue of

duplicate tions is accidentally destroyed, defaced or lost, the Director may, licence if if he is satisfied as to the destruction, defacement or loss of such destroyed,

etc. licence or permit, issue a duplicate licence or permit and such duplicate shall have the same force and effect as the original licence or permit. The charge for such duplicate licence or permit shall be, in respect of Class I and Class IV vessels not exceeding one hundred and fifty piculs in capacity, five dollars; and in respect of other vessels, fifteen dollars or such fees as payable on the original licence or permit, whichever is less.

fraudulent

9. Any person who fraudulently alters or uses or permits Penalty for to be fraudulently altered or used any licence or permit, or Use. duplicate of such, issued under these regulations, shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable under any other provision of law :

Provided that a person shall not be punished twice for the

same act.

filled with

10. (1) As from the date of coming into operation of these Licensing regulations, no new vessel coming under survey for the first time of vessels shall be accepted for the purpose of licensing if such vessel is mechanical installed with either a hot hulh or a petrol paraffin engine, whether means of

propulsion, for propulsion or for any other purpose.

etc.

(2) Vessels already licensed and fitted with hot bulb engines shall be permitted to renew their licences subject to undergoing a satisfactory survey.

(3) The owner of every vessel fitted with mechanical means of propulsion or other prime mover not connected with propulsion, applying for a licence, shall produce to the Director a certificate from a Government surveyor in the forms given in the Seventh Seventh Appendix, whichever may be appropriate, and certifying that Appendix,

Forms 1 (a) an inspection of the complete machinery installation and and 2.

the arrangements of fuel storage and piping in connexion Therewith has been made; and

(b) the equipment for extinguishing fires has been examined and found satisfactory or that, having regard to the primitive build and the service in which the vessel is to be engaged, there does not appear to be an undue risk of fire or explosion.