TNAG-0323-FCO40-359-Legislation-for-merchant-shipping-registered-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 168

Enclosure No' 4

A BILL

To

Amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance.

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Ordinance 1971.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette, and notices under this subsection may appoint different dates for different provisions of this Ordinance.

2.

Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by inserting after the definition of "accepted Safety

Convention certificate" the following new definition---

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"dangerous goods" means any of the goods or (Cap. 295.) substances to which the Dangerous Goods

Ordinance applies;";

(b) by inserting after the definition of "Director" the follow-

ing new definitions-

(Cap. 295.)

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"explosive" includes any substance used or manu- factured with a view to producing a practical effect by explosion or a pyrotechnic effect; "Government Explosives Depot" means any place or vessel designated as a Government Explosive Depot under section 13A of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance;".

3. Section 69 of the principal Ordinance is amended, in subsection (3)-

(a) by deleting "signal "S T"" and substituting the

following--

"International Code signal “C B 3"";

(b) by deleting "signal "N Q"" and substituting the

following

"International Code signal “C B 6"";

(c) by deleting “and “R_X”—“Want_assistance—mutiny”,”.

4. Section 78 of the principal Ordinance is amended, in subsection (4), by deleting "customary flag" and substituting the following

"International Code flag "L” ”.

Short title and com- mencement.

Amendment of section 2.

(Cap. 281.)

Amendment of section 69.

Amendment of section 78.