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(in.) for regulating the manner in which apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a merchant ship whether British or foreign in the waters of the Colony shall be worked so as to prevent interference with naval signalling or the work- ing of any wireless telegraph station lawfully established installed or worked in the Colony or the waters thereof and so as not to interrupt or interfere with the transmission of any wire-

less messages between wireless telegraph

stations established as aforesaid on land and wireless telegraph stations established on ships at sea;

(iv.) for prohibiting except with the special or general permission of the Colonial Secretary the working or using of any apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a merchant ship whether British or foreign whilst such ship is in any of the harbours of the Colony; (v.) for prohibiting or regulating in case at any time in the opinion of the Governor an emer- gency has arisen in which it is expedient for the public service that His Majesty's Govern- ment should have control over the transmission of messages by wireless telegraphy on board merchant ships whether British or foreign in the waters of the Colony the use of wireless telegraphy on board such ships while in such waters by such further rules as the Governor may see fit to make from time to time and either in all cases or in such cases as may be deemed desirable.

(2.) Provided that no regulations made in respect of the matters described in paragraphs (ii), (iv) and (v) of this section shall apply to the use of wireless telegraphy for the purpose of making or answering signals of distress.

7. When an applicant for a licence proves to the satis- Licences for faction of the Governor that the sole object of obtaining experimental the licence is to enable him to conduct experiments in wire purposes. less telegraphy a licence for that purpose shall be granted subject to such special terms conditions and restrictions as the Governor may think proper but shall not be subject to any rent or royalty.

8.-(1.) Every omission or neglect to comply with and Penalties. every act done or attempted to be done contrary to the pro- visions of this Ordinance or of any Regulation made there- under or in breach of the conditions and restrictions subject to or upon which any licence has been issued shall be deemed to be an offence against this Ordinance and for every such offence not otherwise specially provided for the offender shall in addition to the forfeiture of any articles seized be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars,

(2.) All convictions forfeitures and fines under this Ör- dinance or any Regulations made' thereunder may be had and recovered before a Magistrate.

9. The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1903, the Wire- Repeal of less Telegraphy Ordinance, 1909, and the Wireless Tele- Ordinances graphy Amendment Ordinance, 1909, are hereby repealed. No. 7 of

1903, No. 4 of 1909 and No. 42 of 1909.

Objects and Reasons.

This Bill is introduced on instructions from and on a model approved by the Secretary of State. It repeals the three existing enactments relative to Wireless Telegraphy and re-enacts them with modifications and in a more compendious form.

Section 1 of the Bill is formal.

Section 2 gives the standard definitions of "Telegraph" and "Wireless Telegraphy ".

By Sections 3 and 4 the Governor is given power to grant licences for the establishment of Wireless Instal- lations in the Colony or on board a British ship registered in the Colony and except under such licences Wireless Installations are prohibited.

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