THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 23, 1936.
936
No. 852.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S Department.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Colonial Secretary.
23rd October, 1936.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS
1936 No. 668
MERCHANT SHIPPING
Load Line
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (Swedish Load Line CERTIFICATES) ORDER, 1936.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 1936.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by Section 445 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (a) (hereinafter called "the Principal Act') it was enacted that where the Board of Trade certify that the laws and regula- tions for the time being in force in any foreign country and relating to overloading and improper loading are equally effec- tive with the provisions of the principal Act relating thereto His Majesty in Council may direct that on proof of a ship of that country having complied with those laws and regulations. she shall not when in a port of the United Kingdom be liable to detention for non-compliance with the said provisions of the principal Act nor shall there arise any liability to any fine or penalty which would otherwise arise for non-compliance with those provisions :
And whereas by an Order in Council dated the 18th day of October, 1910, (b) after reciting that the Board of Trade had certified that certain statutory regulations which had been approved by the Swedish Government relating to overloading so far as regards the assignment of load lines to Swedish ships were equally effective with the corresponding regulations in force in the United Kingdom respecting the assignment of load lines to British merchant ships it was directed that on proof that Swedish ships had complied with the aforesaid Swedish
(a) 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60.
(b) S.R. & O. 1910 (No. 1114) p. 478.
PERI endoso0 SeEl
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.