CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 81

Berth of Vessel.

Fire.

Expense of assistance given by Port Trust.

Recovery of expenses of Port Trust.

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hours after the expiration of the said twelve hours until the said

notice be complied with.

32. The Port Trust may, in cases of emergency or for any reason

which appears sufficient, by notice in writing order the owner or

lessee of any dock or pier to allow to berth or to arrange for

removal of any vessel and if at the expiration of twelve hours

after the receipt of such notice the owner or lessce has not

complied therewith he shall be liable to pay to the Port Trust such

sum as the Port Trust shall determine not exceeding 1,000 dollars

for each twenty-four hours or part of twenty-four hours after the

expiration of the said twelve hours until such notice be complied

with.

33. For the purpose of preventing or extinguishing fire, any official

of the Port Trust may require the master of any vessel within the

Port to place at his disposal such number as he requires, not

exceeding three-fourths, of the crew then under his orders, and

any master who refuses or neglects to comply with such requisition

shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars,

and any seaman who being placedaat the disposal of such official by

the master refuses to obey the reasonable orders of such official or

other official under whose orders he is required to work for the

purpose aforesaid, shall be punishable with fine not exceeding

twenty five dollars.

34. In any case in which it is provided by by-law that an act in

relation to a vessel shall not be done except by the officials of

the Port Trust or with their assistance, then the Port Trust may

recover from the owner or master of such vessel the reasonable

expenses incurred in doing such act or providing such assistance.

35. (1) If it is necessary for the purpose of compliance with Port

by-laws for any act or work to be done by any person and such

person does not complete such act or work within a reasonable

time after notice given to him by the Port Trust so to do, the

Port Trust may itself do or complete the act or work or cause

the act or work to be completed and may recover from the said

person all reasonable expenses incurred, without prejudice

to the prosecution of such person for his failure to comply

with the Port by-laws.

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