CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 178

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No. 11 of 1951. HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY

COMPANY (SERVICES)

"undertaking" means all vessels, apparatus and property

whatever nature belonging to the Company and employed in operation of the ferry services.

3. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance the Govern- ment grants to the Company the exclusive right to maintain and operate the ferry services authorized by this Ordinance.

ferry services.

Particulars

of ferry services. Schedule.

Power of

Council to

4. The ferry services authorized by this Ordinance are the Such services shall be services described in the Schedule. maintained and operated upon the terms and conditions specified in the Schedule.

5. The Schedule may be varied at any time, with the consent Legislative of the Company, by Resolution of Legislative Council: Provided that this section shall not be construed to prejudice the right of the Governor in Council to exercise any power specified in the Resolution. Schedule as exercisable by him.

vary Schedule by

Power to make regulations and by-laws.

6. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for the carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance and, without prejudice to the generality of this power, in particular prescribe and provide for the safe and efficient operation of the services and the control and marshalling of passenger and vehicle traffic and the collection of fares in the approach areas to the piers.

(2) Any such regulations may declare any breach of any such regulation to be an offence and prescribe that a person guilty of such an offence shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for two years.

(3) The Company shall have power to make by-laws for regulating the conditions under which persons and things includ- ing vehicles may be carried in or upon any vessel belonging to the Company in operation of the ferry services, for the prevention of frauds on the Company, for the safe and efficient operation of the services, and for the control and marshalling of

and passenger vehicular traffic and the collection of fares in or upon any such vessel or piers.

(4) Any such by-laws shall be submitted for approval to the Governor in Council and shall be published in the Gazette within two weeks after the approval thereof.

(5) Any by-law made under this section may declare any breach of any such by-law to be an offence and may prescribe