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after it shall come into operation upon such day as the Governor shall notify by the said proclamation or any other proclamation.

SCHEDULE.

BOND.

The Piracy Prevention Ordinance, 1914.

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that We

and. and.

...of.....

...of.............

of.......

are held and firmly bound to His Majesty the King His Heirs and Successors in the sum of......... thousand Dollars Hongkong Currency to be paid to His said Majesty His Heirs and Successors for which payment to be well and truly made we bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally by these presents Sealed with our seals and dated the

day of

.One thousand

Nine hundred and

WHEREAS the said

..and

are the owners agents

charterers and licensees of the ship (launch)

NOW THE CONDITION of the above written bond or obligation is such that if the said owners agents char- terers and licensees and their servants and employees and the master officers crew and staff of the said ship (launch) and any person to whom the said ship (launch) may be leased or chartered shall comply with all the provisions of the Piracy Protection Ordinance 1914 and with all the regulations for the time being in force under the said Ordinance THEN the above written bond or obligation shall be void otherwise the same shall remain in full force and virtue.

Signed sealed and delivered by

the said..........

in the presence of

Signed sealed and delivered by

the said......

in the presence of

Signed sealed and delivered by

the said...

in the presence of

Objects and Reasons,

The Launch and River Trade Steamer (Protection against Piracy) Ordinance, 1900, as amended by the Steam Launch and River Trade Steamer (Protection against Piracy) Ordinance, 1913, provides for the giving of security by the owners, agents, charterers or licensees of launches and river trade steamers for the observance of reasonable precautions against the commission of piracy or robbery on or in respect of such launches or river trade steamers, their cargo or their passengers, and it gives power to a magistrate in certain cases to order the security given to be estreated. It has however been found to be defective in several respects.

In the first place it does not apply to all ships which are exposed to piratical attacks but only to launches and river trade steamers as therein defined.

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