Appointment of Seamen's
Recruiting Authority.
Establish matt of Seamen's Recruiting Office.
Establish- theat of Sewren's
Recruiting
Advisory Board.
(3) Any reference in this Ordinance to the doing of anything, or to anything not being done, in the presence of the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office or the consular officer or to the production of anything to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marina Office or the consular officer includes a reference to the doing of that thing, or to its not being done, or to the production of that thing to any person duly acting on behalf of the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office or the consular officer.
PART II.
APPOINTMENT of Seamen's RecruitinG AUTHORITY AND ESTABLISHMENT of Seamen's Recruiting OFFICE AND ADVISORY BOARD.
3. The Director of Marine shall be the Seamen's Recruiting Authority.
4. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there shall be established an office to be known as the Seamen's Recruiting Office.
(2) The Authority may appoint any public officer to be the Superintendent of the Seamen's Recruiting Office and may from time to time, after consultation with the Advisory Board if he thinks fit, give to the Superintendent, either generally or in any particular case, such directions with respect to the administration of the Seamen's Recruiting Office as he considers necessary,
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and to any direc- tions given by the Authority under subsection (2), the Superintendent shall be responsible for the adotinistration of the Seamen's Recruiting Office.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2) shall be deemed to authorize or permit the Authority to give directions of any kind whatsoever with respect to the exercise by the Superintendent of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance,
5. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there is hereby established a board, which shall be known as the Seamen's Recruiting Advisory Board, whose function shall be to advise the Authority in all matters with respect to which it is consulted by the Authority.
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(2) The Advisory Board shall consist of the following members—- (a) the Authority, who shall be the chairman;
(b) the Commissioner of Labour or the Deputy Commissioner of
Labour:
(c) the Superintendent; and
(d) three persons appointed by the Governor, none of whom shall
be in the service of the Government,
(3) Save as provided in subsection (4), any person appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Advisory Board shall hold office for three years or for such lesser period, or until such day, as the Governor specifies at the time of the appointment.
(4) Any person appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Advisory Board may at any time resign his appointment by notice in writing addressed to the Colonial Secretary.
(5) Where for any reason a person appointed by the Governor 10 be a member of the Advisory Board is or will be unable temporarily to exercise his functions as such member, the Governor may appoint another person to be temporarily a member of the Advisory Board.
(6) The quorum at any meeting of the Advisory Board shall be three members thereof.
(7) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the proceedings at any meeting of the Advisory Board shall be conducted in such manner as the Advisory Board determines.
PART III.
REGISTRATION OF SEAMEN.
seamen.
6. (1) There shall be kept in the Seamen's Recruiting Office a Register of register of the names of seamen who desire to serve in foreign-going ships.
(2) The register shall be in four parts and, subject to the provisiong of this Ordinance, shall be kept in such form and manner as the Superin- tendent determines.
7. (1) Save as provided in section 11, Part I of the register shall Part 1 of contain and, save as provided in subsections (3) and (6), shall contain register. only the names of those seamen who are qualified to have their names entered therein by virtue of subsection (2).
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