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No. 10 of 1899.

465

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

Authority to stop vessel.

Interpreta-

tion.

[cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 742.1

Power to erect light- houses, etc.;

to raise necessary funds by

public loan;

and to advance

funds out of Treasury.

suspect that any felony or misdemeanor has been or is about to be committed in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon any ship, boat, junk or other vessel (not being or having the status of a ship of war), and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felony or misdemeanor, and to take charge of any property suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained: Provided always that the powers conferred by this sub-section may in respect of steamships under sixty tons and of junks be exercised by any European police officer of whatever rank.

(3) Where, under this section, authority is given to any officer to enter upon any ship, boat, junk or other vessel, such officer may require the master or person in charge to stop such ship, boat, junk or other vessel to enable him to make such entry. Any master or person in charge who refuses or wilfully neglects to comply with such requirement shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

PART VII.

LIGHTHOUSES, BUOYS AND BEACONS.

31. (1) In this Part,

(a) Buoy and beacon include all other marks and signs of the sea;

(b) Lighthouse "includes lightships and all floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of ships.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain such lighthouses, buoys or beacons for the guidance of ships, and to lay, erect and maintain such cables, wires and other necessary apparatus for the purpose of telegraphic or other com- munication in connexion therewith or for any other purpose as the Governor in Council may think necessary.

(3) It shall be lawful for the Governor with the assent of the Legislative Council to raise by way of public loan, on the security of the general revenues, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said revenues.

(4) It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of temporary advance, out of the Treasury, of such sums of money

arising from the general revenues as may be required for the purposes aforesaid :

Provided always that all sums of money

so advanced shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the sums which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions herein- before contained.

Light and other dues.

pay dues.

to resolution of the

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Table P.

32. (1) The owner, agent or master of every ship which Owner, etc., enters the waters of the Colony shall pay such dues as may be of ship to fixed by order of the Governor, pursuant Legislative Council, to such officer as the Governor may appoint Regulations to collect the same. All British and foreign ships of war and all vessels of less than twenty tons shall be exempt from the payment of the said dues.

Power to Governor

(2) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council— (a) to fix the times, places and modes at and in which the in Council dues shall be payable;

to regulate

(b) to exempt any ships or classes of ships from such pay- ment, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemptions; and

(c) to substitute any other dues or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships or classes of ships.

dues.

(3) Tables of all dues, and a copy of regulations in respect Posting of thereof, shall be posted up at the Harbour Master's office.

(4) A receipt for the said dues as well as for any fees pay- able in respect of moorings or buoys shall be given by the person appointed to collect the same (hereafter in this section referred

tables and regulations. [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60,

3. 647.]

Ship not to

be cleared without

production

for dues.

to as the collector) to every person paying the same, and it shall of receipt be lawful for the Harbour Master to refuse to grant a clearance [cf. 57 & 58 to any ship if such receipt is not produced to him.

(5) If the owner, agent or master of any ship fails, on demand of the collector, to pay the said dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for the collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship and

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As amended by No. 23 of 1932 [10.12.32].

Vict. c. 60, s. 651.]

Power of distress for

dues. [cf. 57 & 58

Vict. c. 60, s. 650.]

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