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closely to the sterling penalties provided by the corresponding sections 725 (2), 724 (4), 273 (2), 280 (2), 281 (2) and 726 (3)

of the Act of 1894.

14. Clause 12 amends section 11 of the principal Ordin- ance by repealing paragraph (c) of sub-section (1). That paragraph was derived from section 285 (2) of the Act of 1894 which is repealed by section 5 (4) of the Act of 1932. Clause 12 also doubles the penalties provided by sub-sections (2) and (4) of section 11 of the principal Ordinance so as to make them approximate more closely to the sterling penalties provided by the corresponding sections 285 (5) and 286 of the Act of 1932.

15. Clause 13 repeals sub-sections (1) to (7) of section 13 of the principal Ordinance and replaces them with seven revised sub-sections. Sub-section (1) applies the Board of Trade life saving appliances rules to the Colony in respect of certain steamships, with a proviso enabling the Governor in Council to make regulations with re- gard to ships to which those rules do not apply. Sub-section (2) is derived from section 428 of the Act of 1894. Ships under sixty tons and ferry vessels are dealt with under sections 4 (3A), 10 (1) and 37 and Table E of the principal Ordinance as amended by Ordinance No. 28 of 1933. Sub-section (3) is derived from section 430 (1) of the Act of 1894 as amended by section 5 (2) of the Act of 1932. Sub-sections (4), (5) and (6) are derived from section 5 (3) of the Act of 1932. Sub-section (7) is derived from section 9 of the Act of 1906 as amended by section 5 (5) of the Act of 1932.

16. Clause 14 repeals the second proviso to section 13 of the principal Ordinance and substitutes a new proviso, on lines suggested by the Board of Trade, exempting from the opera- tion of sub-sections (1) to (7) of section 13-

(a) ships of Convention countries armed with Safety Certificates, and

(b) ships of non-Convention countries which, despite non-adherence to the Convention, make proper provision for safety of life on board their ships at sea.

17. Clauses 15 and 16 amend sections 19 and 20 of the principal Ordinance by substituting references to the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, for the references to the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.

18. Clause 17 substitutes a revised section for section 38 of the principal Ordinance, the repealed section having authorised special licences for river steamers which were subject to the regulations in Table F. In practice, however, such licences are not issued; but Table F is used to determine the number of passengers which such steamers are authorised to carry by their passenger certificates.

19. Clause 18 adds a sub-section (3A) to section 41 of the principal Ordinance on the lines of section 69 of the Act of 1932.

20. Clause 19 increases the dollar penalties provided in sub-sections (7) and (S) of section 41 of the principal Ordin- ance so as to make them approximate more closely to the sterling penalties provided by the corresponding sub-sections. (1) and (2) of section 692 of the Act of 1894.