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Substitution

for Ordin- ance No. 10

of 1899,

s. 13 (1),

(2), (2A), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7)..

Application of Board of Trade life-saving appliances rules.

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(iii) in the last line of sub-section (2) by the substitution of the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "two hundred and fifty dollars";

(iv) in sub-section (4) by the substitution of the words "one thousand dollars" for the words "five hundred dollars".

13. Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is amended by the repeal of sub-sections (1), (2), (2A), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and by the substitution of the following sub-sections therefor :----

(1) The rules for life-saving appliances from time to time. in force made by the Board of Trade under section 427 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as amended by section 5 (1) of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) 57 & 58 Vict. Act, 1932, shall apply to the Colony in respect of the following

ships:

c. 60,

22 Geo. 5, c. 9.

Duties of owners and

masters as to carrying life saving appliances.

57 & 58 Vict. c. 60,

8. 428,

Penalty for breach of rules or regulations applicable to ship.

(i) Passenger steamers plying on international voyages; (ii) Passenger steamers plying on short international

voyages;

(ii) Foreign-going steamships (except steamships, such as salvage tugs, dredgers and the like, declared by the Governor in Council to be special service craft) not certified for the carriage of passengers.

Provided that the Governor in Council may, in addition to any powers of exemption or modification given to the Governor under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, as extended to the Colony by Order of His Majesty in Council, make regulations with regard to life-saving appliances for ships to which the said rules do not apply.

In this sub-section-

"Passenger steamer" means a steamer carrying more than twelve passengers.

"Foreign-going" means plying outside the limits within which river steamers ply.

(2) It shall be the duty of the owner and master of every British ship to see that his ship is provided, in accordance with the said rules or regulations, as the case may be, with such of those appliances as, having regard to the nature of the service on which the ship is employed and the avoidance of undue encumbrance of the ship's decks, are best adapted for securing the safety of her crew and passengers.

(3) In the case of any ship-

(a) if the ship is required to be provided with life saving appliances and proceeds on any voyage or excursion without being so provided in accordance with the rules or regulations 57 & 58 Vict. applicable to the ship; or

c. 60, s. 430 (1).

(b) if any of the appliances with which the ship is so provided are lost or rendered unfit for service in the course of the vogage or excursion through the wilful fault or negligence of the owner or master; or

(c) if the master wilfully neglects to replace or repair, on the first opportunity, any such appliances lost or injured in the course of the voyage or excursion; or

(d) if such appliances are not kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use; or