1959-HKRS28-8-26_Part03 — Page 4

Amendment

of section 5.

New section

17A.

Amendment

of section 23(2X).

Attcrdmcol

of section

27(1).

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(c) by the deletion of the definitions "safety convention country"

and "safety convention ship" and the substitution therefor of the following-

*Safety Convention country" and "Safety Convention ship" bear the meanings attributed in section 36 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1949, to the expressions "country to which the Safety Convention applies" and "Safety Convention ship" respectively; and the expression "non-Convention country" means a country to which such Safety Convention does not apply:".

3. Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended in the first proviso thereto by the insertion after the words and comma “if such river steamer does not carry more than twelve passengers," of the following-

"and every ship of like tonnage which is the properly of the Hong Kong Government”.

4. The principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion after section 17 of the following new section-

"Regula- tices as to crew octom- mudation,

5.

17A. (1) The Governor in Council may make regula- tions relating to ships registered in the Colony in respect of all or any of the matters specified in subsection (2) of section I of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1948.

(2) For the purposes of any regulations made under subsection (1), sections 79 and 84 of the principal Act shall apply to the Colony as amended by section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1948.

(3) The Director of Marine may exempt any ship or class of ships from any requirement of any regulation made under this section, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he may think fit.".

Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) by the deletion of the words "safety convention", wherever appearing, and the substitution therefor of the following—

"Safety Convention”.

6. Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (1) by the deletion of the words "prescribed by regulations" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"approved by the Governor".

7.

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Section 37 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) in subsection (1) by-

(i) the deletion of the colon at the end of paragraph (c) and substitution therefor of a fullstop; and

(i) the deletion of the proviso:

(5) by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following new

subsections-

"4(2) The Governor in Council may, in addition to any powers of exemption given to the Governor under the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1949, as extended to the Colony by Order of Her Majesty in Council, make regulations prescribing or providing for life saving appliances for ships of the classes mentioned in subsection (1), whether or not rules made by the Minister as aforesaid apply thereto, and such regulations may without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing be made with respect to all or any of the matters provided for in subsection (1) of section 427 of the principal Act as amended by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1949; and where any such regulations are made, the Governor shall be deemed to have exercised his power of exemption aforesaid, in respect of any ship to which such regulations apply, in so far as may be necessary to give effect to such regulations.

(3) Regulations made by the Governor in Council under subsection (2) may include such requirements as appear to him to be necessary to implement the provisions of the Simla Rules, 1931, and the International Conven- tion for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948, relating to the matters mentioned in such subsection (2).";

(c) by subsection (2) being re-numbered subsection (4).

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Section 41 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by the deletion of paragraph (a) and the substitution therefor

of the following—

"(a) any ship of a Safety Convention country which carries a valid accepted Safety Convention certificate. or to";

(b) by the deletion of the full stop at the end of paragraph (8)

and the substitution therefor of the following-

or to"; and

Amendment of section 31.

Amendment

of section 4L.