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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Draft Bill.

No. S. 459.-The following bill is published for general information :-

Short title.

New sub-

section (3A) of Ordin-

ance No. 10 of 1899, s. 4.

Local Steam or Motor Ferry vessels.

Amendment of Ordin- ance No. 10 of 1899,

s. 10 (1).

Amendment

of Ordin-

A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 10-6.4.33.-2.]

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to Merchant Shipping.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the insertion of the following sub-section after sub-section (3) thereof.

(3A) Every steam or motor vessel which plies as a ferry between two or more points within the Colony shall comply with the regulations contained in Table E in the Schedule (as amended by the Governor in Council and for the time being in force) and shall be provided with a master who possesses a local certificate of competency from the Harbour Master and also with an engineer who possesses a like certificate.

3. Section 10 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the addition of the following words after the word "Colony" at the end thereof :

"except steam or motor-vessels which ply solely as ferries between two or more points within the Colony".

4.-(1) Section 37 (1) is amended by the insertion of the

ance No. 10 following paragraph at the end thereof :-

of 1899,

8. 37 and headings.

Ordinance No. 23 of 1932.

Ordinance No. 23 of 1932.

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(c) "Ferry vessel" means any steam or motor vessel which plies regularly for the conveyance of persons, or of persons and things, between two or more points within the Colony.

(2) The words "ferry vessels" are added after the word "launches" wherever that word occurs in the headings to section 37 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and in sub-sections (2), (2A), (15) and (16) of that section as amended by the Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1932.

(3) The words "ferry vessel" are added after word "launch" wherever that word occurs in sub-sections (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (14) of section 37 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, as amended by the Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1932.

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