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GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

FRI 13 MAR 92 11:03

PG.04

Item

UK Enactment

3 | MSA 1894, S.137

4

MSA 1894, SS.690, 729 & 730

5

MSA 1894, SS.127, 128 & 129

6

MSA 1894, SS.253, 255, 256 & 257

1

CONFIDENTIAL

Current UK Authority

A superintendent of a mercantile marine office

Superintendents of mercantile marine offices

(a) A superintendent of a mercantile marine office

(b) Minister of Transport

(c) Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, or such other person as the Minister of Transport directs

(a) Minister of Transport (formerly Board of Trade)

(b) Superintendent of the mercantile marine offices before whom a crew is discharged

(c) Registrar General of shipping and Seamen

Power/Function

To resolve disputes about wages

To inquire into the cause of any death which occurs on a foreign-going British ship

(a) To be present at the discharge of a seafarer

(b) To approve the form of the certificates of discharge and report forms relating to discharge of seamen

(c) To receive discharge reports from superintendent

(a) To approve form of crew lists made by a ship's master

(b) To receive crew lists as a ship's final port of destination; give master a certificate acknowledging receipt thereof; take charge of all documents delivered to him as required by the MSA; transmit them to the

Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen

(c) To record and preserve the documents mentioned in (b) above

Proposed HK Authority

The Bill will confer a similar power on the Superintendent* though he will have a discretion to

' decline in certain

circumstances

The Bill will confer similar power on the Superintendent*

The Bill will confer on the Governor in Council power to make regulations prescribing the procedure to be followed in

connection with the discharge of

seafarers; including a requirement for notification of discharge and the record thereof to be given to the Superintendent*

The Bill will confer on the Governor in Council power to make regulations providing for crew lists to be delivered to the Superintendent*

CONFIDENTIAL