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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1912.

Table U.

[ss. 28, 39 and 43.]

Regulations for the Licensing, Management, and Control of Junks

and other Chinese Vessels.

GENERAL.

1. All vessels referred to in these Regulations must be duly licensed as Obligation to therein directed. No person shall engage or let out for hire any vessel unless obtain licence. it has been licensed according to these Regulations.

The word "vessels" in this Table shall have the same meaning as in

s. 39 (1) of the Ordinance.

All licences shall be kept in a Licence Book which shall be in one of Licence the forms in Table T. For the issue of each Licence Book 1 dollar shall be Book. charged. If the Licence Book is damaged defaced or lost a new one will be issued for which 10 dollars will be charged.

certain

2. Every person in charge of a licensed vessel must stop and show his Showing of licence when required to do so by any Police Officer or by any officer of the licence to Harbour Department, or by any Revenue Officer, or by the employer of such officers. vessel, each of whom is hereby empowered to board and examine such vessel.

Vessels may he stopped and searched by any Police Officer or by Power to officer of the Harbour Department, or by any Revenue Officer, and stop and every person in or on board such vessel shall answer truly all questions search. put to him by such officer as to the ownership of such vessel, and any such answer may be given in evidence in any proceedings thereafter instituted against any person in or on board of such vessel at the time when she was so searched.

4. For any breach of these Regulations the licensee or owner or any of Prosecution the crew of a licensed vessel shall be liable to be prosecuted before a Magis for breach of trate, and, if found guilty, to be punished accordingly.

Regulations.

5. Any breach of these Regulations shall be punishable with a penalty Penalty. not exceeding 100 dollars.

6. Licences shall be issued by the Harbour Master on production of a Issue of Certificate from the Inspector of Junks stating the particulars required by licences by the form hereto annexed. Each licence shall be numbered and shall not be the Harbour

transferable.

Master.

7. Whenever any licence issued under these Regulatious has been lost or Issue of destroyed, a duplicate thereof may be granted by the proper officer if he is duplicate satisfied of such loss or destruction, upon payment of one-tenth of the origin- licences. al fee, in no case exceeding $1,

8. The issue of a licence shall be in the discretion of the Harbour Master, Suspension and any licence may be suspended, or cancelled by him, if it is proved to his or cancel- satisfaction after due enquiry that the licensee or one of the crew of the lation of vessel has been guilty of any breach of these Regulations or of misconduct licences by in connection with the requirements thereof.

the Harbour Master.

9. Licences shall state the length, breadth, depth, and measurement in Particulars piculs of the vessel and shall be valid for one year only or for such less period and duration as shall be named in the licence. For those mentioned under Classes I, III of licences. and IV hereafter indicated licences will be issued from 1st July, and for the remaining Classes from 1st April. Half-yearly licences may be issued at the discretion of the Harbour Master.

10. Every vessel, for which a licence has been granted, shall carry on each Painting of bow and on the stern the number of the licence legibly painted to the number of satisfaction of the Harbour Master, and branded on the hull in figures licence. 2 inches in length. Such number shall be the only one permitted and shall not be concealed.

The number shall be painted by persons duly authorised in that behalf by Painting of the Harbour Master, and such fees shall be charged as set out in Table T.

number by

authorised

persons.

11. No vessel shall ply for hire within 300 feet of any ship of war Not to ply without the written permission of the Harbour Master or of the officer in near ship of -command of such ship of war.

war.

12. Every vessel, when lying alongside any ship or landing place, or at Yulu to be anchor within the waters of the Colony, shall keep her "Yulu" out of rigged in. water and rigged in so as not to project out-board.

13. All vessels licensed under these Regulations on leaving or entering Compliance any port within the waters of the Colony, except when actually conveying with provi- or in the employ of pleasure parties, shall comply with the provisions of sions as to section 39 of the Ordinance relating to the entry and clearance of junks.

entry and clearance.

13a. The Harbour Master may from time to time on payment of a fee of Coasting 25 cents grant to any junk or vessel licensed under this section a monthly trade by permit which shall allow such vessel to trade between ports or places in the junks. Colony without a clearance.

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