TNAG-0861-FCO40-1071-Legislation-for-shipping-and-port-control-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 8

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Beetdong 29 to $2 Inclusive rolata to revsificats of competency for penyuas employed on such vessc29.

10. Acecloz 35 confers relationraking powers in rospect of væsgols to which Fort IV applies, but section 35 continues in opcretion coptals existing regulations made me the Herniant Shipping Ordinanca til they are replaced by regulations cada tunder section 33

19 Part V provides for omtrol over repairs to, and the breaking up of, vessels, and also for control oven cargo handling operations on vessels. For this purpose suspectors will be appointed wider section 38 and their powers are ontained in section 39.

20. Sectica 40 veming the witten verlosion of the Director to caray out repairs (as defined da pectim 58) or to break up a vessol. This provision does not apply to vessels vaich are 50 metres or legs in length or to vessels in a dock or on a slip or machaical lift (section 37),

21. Section 42 empowers the Director to give directions in respect of repair or breaking up operations and sections 41, 43 and 44 contatu provisions relating to sele vorking caditions and prohibitions against the use of dangerous equipment or the carrying out vorks in dangerous conditions, The tera "works" 13 defined in section 36 ani includes curça handling.

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Part VI salates to oil pollution offences, Scotian 4 provides that the person who commits ca oil pollution offonos sivall be liable to a fine of $200,000. If the offence is comitted by the discharge of oil from a vessal, both the owner and the master of the vessel shall be liable for the penalty, and scctim 47 provides for defences in respect of an offmco under section 46. Section 40 imposes a duty to report the discharge or escape of oil into the waters of Hang Kang.

Part VII winter to sollution of str. tertios 50 prohibits vessels toon caitting sake in such qavmcity ba to be a muigatou mad section 51 containg regulation making POVOM.

Part VIII provides for the payment and remvery of port dues, Section S4 provides for etses where port duc0 are not paid on demand kad seccion 53 emporera the bisectos to recover port dues by goize of a vessel.