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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 28, 1935.

Amendments of Ordin-

ance No. 10

of 1899,

s. 41 (7) and (8).

Amendment

of Ordin-

ance No. 10

of 1899,

s. 42 (1).

Amendment

of Ordin. ance No.

10 of 1899, s. 46.

New sub- section (1A) for Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, s. 4.

Recognition

of foreign certificates of com- petency of correspond- ing value to certificate granted under this Ordinance.

Commence.

ment.

19. Section 41 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is also amended-

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(i) in sub-section (7) by the substitution of the words 'one thousand dollars" for the words "five hundred dollars'; (ii) in sub-section (8) by the substitution of the words. "one thousand dollars" for the words "five hundred dollars"; (iii) in sub-section (8) by the substitution of the words 'one hundred dollars" for the words "fifty dollars".

20. Section 42 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the addition of the following paragraph after paragraph (b) thereof :----

(c) for amending, varying, rescinding, revoking or suspending any of the Tables in the Schedule.

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21. Section 46 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the insertion of the words 'steamers or" immediately after the words "applying to" in the first line thereof.

22. Section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the insertion of the following sub-section after sub-section (1) thereof :-

(1A) Every officer on board a foreign passenger steamship who has received a certificate of competency granted by a competent authority of his country, which the Governor is satisfied is of corresponding value to any certificate of competency granted under this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be duly certificated under this Ordinance in respect of such foreign steamship, provided that his certificate is of a grade appropriate to his station in the foreign steamship or of a higher grade.

23. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 1st July, 1935.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 27th day of June, 1935.

H. R. BUTTERS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

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