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Citation and commencement.

Interpretation.

Designation of terminals.

Terminals under control of Director.

MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 281).

MERCHANT SHIPPING (HONG KONG-MACAU FERRY TERMINALS) RÉGULATIONS 1970.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70, 76, 81 and 114 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations—

1. These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminals) Regulations 1970 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"ferry vessel" means a vessel which plies regularly for the con- veyance of passengers between Hong Kong and Macau whether or not it also carries cargo;

"terminal" means a terminal designated under regulation 3. "vehicle" means a lorry, motor car, motor-cycle, hand cart or

other conveyance.

3. (1) The Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, desig- nate the boundaries of terminals to be used by ferry vessels arriving in or leaving the waters of the Colony.

(2) A terminal shall include-

(a) all land and water within the boundaries of the terminal;

and

(5) any building, street, pier or pontoon within the said

boundaries.

(3) The Governor may by notice in the Gazette amend the boundaries of a terminal.

4. (1) A terminal shall be under the control of the Director. (2) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel shall enter a terminal.

(3) The Director may close the whole or any part of a terminal for such period as he may specify.

(4) The Director may prohibit access to the whole or any part of a terminal, at such time as he may specify, by-

(a) any person or class of persons;

(b) any vessel or class of vessel;

(c) any vehicle or class of vehicle.

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5. Except with the permission of the Director-

(a) no person shall be embarked on or disembarked from;

and

(b) no cargo shall be loaded on or discharged from.

a ferry vessel other than at a place within a terminal and allocated to that vessel for such purpose by the Director.

6.

(1) The master of a vessel in a terminal shall comply with such directions as the Director may give.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the Director may direct the master of a vessel in a terminal-

(a) to anchor or secure the vessel at any place in the terminal; (b) not to anchor or secure the vessel at any place in the

terminal.

(c) to move the vessel from any place in the terminal to

any other place therein;

(d) to remove the vessel from the terminal for such period

as may be determined by the Director.

7.

The Director may, by notice in writing served upon the owner, agent or master of a ferry vessel, specify the time of arrival at, or departure from, a terminal of the ferry vessel, either generally in respect of any series of arrivals or departures, or with regard to a particular arrival or departure.

8. The owner, agent or master of a ferry vessel shall, at such times as the Director may require, make to the Director a return showing, in respect of such period as may be specified by the Director, such particulars as the Director may require-

(a) of each voyage made by the vessel;

(b) of the cargo carried on each voyage of the vessel; (c) of the number of passengers carried on each voyage of

the vessel:

(d) of the number of persons embarking and disembarking at each port of call during each voyage of the vessel; and

(e) relating to the manning or operation of the vessel.

9.

A passenger ticket issued by the owner, ageal or master of a ferry vessel for passage on a ferry vessel shaft be in such form as may be approved by the Director.

10. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no person shall enter or remain in a terminal.

(2) The Director may specify the hours during and the con- dition subject to which a person may enter or remain in a terminal.

Ferry vessels to use terminals.

Masters of vessels to comply with requirement of Director,

Control of arrival and departure of ferry vessels.

Relums by owner, agent

or macr

Passenger pickets to be

in an approved form.

No person to entler or remain

in terminal without permission.