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MERCHANT SHIPPING (RECRUITING OF

Ord. No. 59/79

A175

SEAMEN) (AMENDMENT)

(iv) to direct the Superintendent to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's registration and issue him with a caution in writing to be of good behaviour in the future.".

5. Section 32 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of subsection (1) and substituting the following—

"(1) A seaman—

(a) whose appeal is referred by the authority under section 20

to a Board of Reference; or

(b) whose case is referred by the authority under section 21 to

a Board of Reference,

and who is dissatisfied in point of law with a decision of the Board of Reference on the appeal or case may, within 28 days after the service on him of the statement required to be served on him by section 27(1) or 31(1), as the case may be, appeal to a judge of the High Court.".

6.

section 32.

The principal Ordinance is amended to the extent specified in Consequential the Schedule.

amendments. Schedule.

Section

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS

Extent of amendment

[s. 6.]

Sections 7(5), 10(1)(a) and (b), 11, 14(1), 30, 31(3) and (4), 34(8), 36(1), 37, 40(1), 56(3) and 74(3)

'Section 17(1)

'Section 18

Sections 21 and 22(2)

'Section 25

Section 31(5)

Before "29(1)" wherever it occurs

insert "28A(1) or".

Delete "19(1)" and substitute "17A(2)".

(1) In subsection (1) delete "or

19(1)".

(2) In subsection (1A) delete "or

under section 19(1)”.

After "17(3)" wherever it occurs

insert", 17A(5)".

After "28" insert". 28A".

•

After "under section" insert "28A(1)

or (2), or".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 18th day of July, 1979.

STEPHEN S. P. TAM.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.