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MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, 1953.

(No. 14 of 1953).

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS, 1961.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1953, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations—

I. These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Life Citation, Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1961.

2.

dom 12.

Paragraph (2) of regulation 12 of the Merchant Shipping (Life Amendment Saving Appliances) Regulations, 1961. (hereinafter referred to as the of regula- principal regulations) is amended by the deletion of the words "or buoyant apparatus”.

3. Regulation 13 of the principal regulations is amended by the Amendment deletion of the words "or buoyant apparatus" wherever they appear.

4.

(G.N.A.

14/60.

of regula. tion 13.

Ameodmcol of regula-

Regulation 14 of the principal regulations is amended- (a) by the deletion of sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph (2) and the tion 14.

substitution therefor of the following-

"(b) sufficient inflatable liferafts, buoyant apparatus or additional lifebuoys, which shall respectively comply with the provisions relating to inflatable liferafts, buoyant apparatus or lifebuoys, as the case may be, contained in the Rules, which, together with the life- buoys required by sub-paragraph (a), will accom- modate not less than sixty per cent of the total number of persons on board the ship; and":

(6) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) by the deletion of the

5.

words "or buoyant apparatus" wherever they appear.

Column (F) of the First Schedule to the principal regulations Amendment

Schedule.

is amended by the deletion of the figures "1,840" and the substitution of First therefor of the following-

*1,843".

6. The heading to column 4 in the Fourth Schedule to the Amendment

of Fourth principal regulations is amended by the deletion of the words "or Schedule. buoyant apparatus”,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

whe hill

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

31st October, 1961.