1967-HKRS30-8-58_Part01 — Page 36

Section 72.

Enactment amended,

The Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932(a).

Aunenchment.

At the end of Part II of Schedule | there shall be added the words "Bill of sale".

In section 43(1)(e) for the words "cuo be safely loaded" there shall be substituted the words "may be loaded".

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1965.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (TONNAGE) REGULATIONS 1968.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1965, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-

thị 15 c.

SCHEDULE 2.

ENACTMENTS REPEALED IN THEIR APPLICATION TO HONG KONG.

Reference.

1894 c. 60

1906 c. 48

1907 c. $2

S.J. 1956/1002

(1956 1, p. 1208)

Short Tide.

Extent of Repeal.

The Merchant Shipping In section 24(2) the words from

Act 1894.

"and shall be in" to "permit”. Sections TT to 81.

In section 84(1) the words from

"god any space" to the end of the subsection.

In Schedule 1. in Part 1, Form A----

Bill of Sale.

|Schedule 2.

In Schedule 6. paragraphs (2) to (5).

The Merchant Shipping|Sections 54 and 55.

Act 1906.

The Merchant Shipping The whole Act

Act 1907.

The Merchant Shipping! The whole Order.

(Colonies, etc.) Tonna-|

ge Measurement Order

1956.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the Onder).

This Order extends to the Colony of Hong Kong the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1965 (which amended the law relating to the measurement of the tonnage of merchant ships and the marking of load lines). subject to certain exceptions and modifications. The Act as so extended is set out in the Schedule to the Order.

(Secretariat GR 7/5691/61)

PART I.

PRELIMINARY.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Citation. (Tonnage) Regulations 1968.

2. For the purpose of these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

“crew accommodation" has the same meaning as in the Merchant

Shipping Act 1948;

"Director" means the Director of Marine and includes any person deputed or authorized by the Director to exercise any power or perform any duty vested in or imposed upon him under these regulations!

"dry cargo space" means space appropriated for the carriage of

cargo other than liquid or gaseous matter in bulk;

"Load Line Rules" means the Load Line Rules for the time being

in operation in Hong Kong:

"passenger" has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping

(Safety Convention) Act 1949;

"principal Act" means the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; "propelling machinery space" means space below the upper deck appropriated for the main or auxiliary propelling machinery of a ship, including-

(a) ventilation, light or escape trunks serving any such space;

(b) space appropriated for boilers serving such machinery;

(c) shaft tunnols;

Interpretation.

(11 & 12 Geo. 6, 10 443

013, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. 2 431