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shall be liable to the Government for the costs of all measures taken under this Ordinance or otherwise reasonably taken by the Government for a specified purpose in relation to the escape or discharge of oil, including the amount of any compensation reasonably paid under Part III

(2) In any proceedings by the Government to recover any posts referred to in subsection (1), a certificate purporting to be signed by the Director of Accounting Services shall, unless the contrary is proved, be proof of the amount of the costs incurred.

(3) In this section "owner", in relation to a registered ship, mcans the person or persons registered as its owner, except that in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered as the ship's operator, it means the person registered as its operator.

IL Any person who without reasonable excuse...

(a) obstructs a competent authority, or a public officer acting in exercise of his powers under this Ordinance, or any public officer or other person" accompanying or assisting any such public officer;

or

(b) fails to comply with any direction given under section 6(1), commits an offence and is fiable to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for one year.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 15th day of June, 1977.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true gud correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

I ANGAL

Governor.