CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 75

Assumption by Port Trust of power etc.before

the appointed day.

Power to Port Trust to make

by-laws.

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the Financial Secretary or the Habbour Master or any person

on behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary or Harbour

Master under or by virtue of any of the said Ordinances shall

be debts due and moneys payable by and claims recoverable

against the Port Trust.

In respect of such powers duties and obligations the coming into

effect of which is deferred to an appointed day later than the

commencement of this Ordinance, nothing in section 20 shall affect

arrangements made with the consent of the Governor in Council, whereby

the Port Trust assumes such powers, duties and obligations, or any of

them, prior to the appointed day, as an agent of the Crown on such terms

as the Governor in Council may determine.

22. 1) The Port Trust may make by-laws for the direction and condust of

the Port Trust and its employees, and the administration, management,

and control of harbours, works, and property under its jurisdiction

including

(a) the regulation and control of each and every matter in

connection with vessels and aircraft navigating the harbours

and their mooring, berthing, discharging or loading or anything

incidental thereto;

(b) the use of the harbours and their facilities by vessels and

aircraft and the agents, owners, masters or consignees of the

same; and for the lease or allotment of any of the harbour

property, plant or facilities;

(c) the regulation of the construction and maintenance of wharves,

piers, buildings or any other structures within the limits of

the harbours, and anything incidental thereto;

(a) the imposition and collection of tolls for any use of any

bridge or ferry under the administration, management and

control of the Port Trust..

(e) the imposition and collection of rates and tolls on vessels

or aircraft entering, using or leaving any of the harbours; on

passengers; on cargoes, on goods or cargo of any kind landed,

shipped, transhipped, or stored in any of the harbours or

moved over harbour tracks, and for the use of any wharf,

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building, plant, property or facility under the jurisdiction

of the Port Trust and for any service performed by the Port

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