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section 10, is carried because the Ordinance requires it, but is either encouraged by the owners, charterers, agents or compradores to leave the control of the ship to uncertificated persons or is liable to dismissal if he interferes with such control. Sections 5 and 6 of this Ordinance therefore amend section 10 of the principal Ordinance by making the issue of passenger certificates discretionary and also by making such certificates revocable in any case where the Governor has reason to believe that the certificated master of the ship is not exercising, or is not permitted to exercise, proper control of the ship.
6. Section 10 (23) of the principal Ordinance is trans- ferred, as section 19A, to part V of the principal Ordinance by section 11 of this Ordinance with the substitution of the words "steamship or motor ship" for the words "passenger ship". The position in section 10 of the principal Ordinance of the sub-section so transferred is filled by a new sub-section (23) enacted by section 7 of this Ordinance which requires the owners, agents, charaterers and master to report structural alterations in passenger ships.
7. Section 8 of this Ordinance re-enacts section 10 (25) of the principal Ordinance with the substitution of the words "owner, agent, charterer, master or compradore" for the words 'owner or máster".
8. Section 9 of this Ordinance amends section 14 (3) of the principal Ordinance by the substitution of the words "owner, agent, charterer, master or compradore" for the words "owner or master".
9. Section 10 of this Ordinance revises paragraph (a) of section 17 (5) of the principal Ordinance by enabling the Harbour Master, in the first instance, to order the temporary detention of a British ship which he has reason to believe is unsafe.
10. As stated, section 11 of this Ordinance transfers a sub-section from section 10 to Part V of the principal Ordin-
ance.
11. Section 12 amends section 21 of the principal Ordin- ance so as to enable the Harbour Master to give written permission to vessels to anchor outside the normal anchorages.
12. Section 13 amends section 22 (3) of the principal Ordinance by the substitution of the words "properly to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master" for the word "properly" to prevent disputes as to what constitutes proper mooring.
13. Section 14 adds a sub-section to section 22 of the principal Ordinance providing that the obligations as to proper mooring shall fall upon owners, agents and charterers in cases where the ship is without a master.
14. Section 16 adds oil to the list of substances which may not be cast upon the waters.
15. Section 16 substitutes a new sub-section for section 26 (2) of the principal Ordinance. That sub-section dealt with obstruction to wharves and other landing places and with vessels moored or at anchor at night near the shore and permitted mooring at night alongside any private wharf with
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