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MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT)

Ord. No. 53/78

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by order published in the Gazette direct that the certi- ficates granted in that part of the Commonwealth shall have the same effect for the purposes of this section and sections 5A and 6 as if they had been granted under such rules.".

Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended by adding, Amendment of after subsection (2), the following—

"[cf. 1948, c. 44 s. 5(2).]

(2A) Rules made under subsection (2) in respect of the grant of certificates of competency as A.B. shall direct that no such certificate shall be granted to any person unless-

(a) he has reached such minimum age as may be

prescribed; and

(b) he has performed such qualifying service at sea

as may be prescribed; and

(c) he has passed such examination as may be

prescribed:

Provided that such rules may authorize the grant of such a certificate to any person, notwithstanding that he has not complied with the conditions aforesaid, if he shows, in such manner as may be prescribed, that he was serving as A.B., or in an equivalent or superior deck rating, on the date on which the rules came into force, or has so served at any time before that date.".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 5th day of July

section 6.

1978.

STEPHEN S. P. TAM, Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

STEPHEN S. P. Tam,

Clerk to the Legislative Council.