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Amendment

of section 3.

Amandment

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(c) by the deletion of the definition "river steamer" and the sub-

stitution therefor of the following-

"river trade limits" means—

(2) the waters in the vicinity of the Colony within

the following boundaries-

() to the East, meridian 114° 30′ East;

(i) to the South, parallel 22° 09′ North; (iii) to the West, meridian 113° 31' East; and

(b) all inland waterways in the provinces of Kwang- tung and Kwangsi on the mainland of China to which access can be obtained by water from the. area defined in paragraph (a);".

3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the dele- tion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following-

(1) Every ship trading outwards from the Colony or trading or being used for any other commercial purpose in the waters of the Colony must be provided with-

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of section 5.

(2) a certificate of registry in conformity with the Merchant

Shipping Acts, or

(6) a certificate of foreign registry or other document similar or equivalent to that required in the case of a British ship:

Provided that in the case of any such ship which is not required to be provided with a certificate referred to in paragraph (a) or which is not provided with a certifi- cate referred to in paragraph (b) it shall be sufficient if such ship is provided with a licence granted in accordance with regulations made under section 94 or 102.”.

Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended (a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the deletion of the words and comma "Every British ship," and the substitution therefor of the following—

"Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), every British ship":

(ii) by the deletion of the colon at the end of paragraph (e) and the substitution therefor of a full stop; and

(iii) by the deletion of both of the provisos;

(b) in subsection (2), by the deletion of the words "Every British river steamer not exceeding sixty tons and every ferry vessel

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as defined in Part XIII shall comply with the prescribed regu- lations, and" and the substitution therefor of the following

"Every ship, whether British or foreign, to which Part XIII or XIV applies shall comply with the prescribed regulations, and, except as otherwise provided by such regulations.":

(c) in subsection (4)-—

() by the deletion of the word "applies" and the substitu- tion therefor of the following-

"refera": and

(i) by the deletion of the words "one thousand dollars” and the substitution therefor of the following-

*Tour thousand dollars";

(d) in subsection (5), by the deletion of the words "two thousand five hundred dollars" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"ten thousand dollars"; and

(e) in subsection (6), by the deletion of the words "five hundred

dollars" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"two thousand dollars",

5. Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion of the words "five thousand dollars or" and the substitution of section 7. therefor of the following-

"twenty thousand dollars and".

6. Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is amended, in subsec. Amendment tion (2), by the deletion of the words "five hundred dollars" and the of section 10. substitution therefor of the following-

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"two thousand dollars”.

Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) in subsection (1), by the deletion of the words "two hundred

dollars" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"one thousand dollars":

(b) in subsection (2), by the deletion of the words "two hundred dollars or" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"one thousand dollars and"; and

(c) in subsection (5), by the deletion of the words "five hundred dollars or" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"two thousand dollars and”.

Ammendment

of section 12.