558372-1928-Regulations-under-section-7-of-the-Suppression-of-Piracy-Ordinance-1868 — Page 2

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 16, 1928.

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5. While any ship is lying alongside a wharf in the harbour of Victoria, no person, except persons concerned in the loading or unloading of the cargo of the ship, shall be permitted to come on board the ship on the side of the ship away from the wharf, and no person whatsoever shall be permitted to bring or put on board anything, except cargo, on the side of the ship away from the wharf.

6. When the master of any ship propelled by any mechanical means other than oars and sails in the waters of the Colony has any cause whatever to believe that any vessel may be in need of assistance in respect of a piratical attack, it shall be his duty, as far as reasonably may be, to approach such vessel as closely as possible, to stand by it, to prevent the access of pirates thereto, to assist in rescue work, to call other ships to the aid of the vessel attacked, and do all such other acts as may be necessary or advisable to assist the said vessel in repelling the attack, and after the attack, and he shall act accordingly.

7. The owner, charterer, agent or licensee of any vessel not required by or under these regulations to undergo search may apply to the Captain Superintendent of Police for police search of the vessel; the Captain Superintendent of Police may refuse to comply with any such application, or may impose conditions on which any such applica- tion will be granted; every search undertaken pursuant to this regulation shall be deemed to be an authorised search under these regulations.

8. No ship required under these regulations to undergo police search shall com- mence or attempt to commence a voyage or trip except from a place and at an hour previously notified to and approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

9. Subject to exemption granted under these regulations no ship shall carry or attempt to carry any passenger from the Colony or through the waters of the Colony on a voyage to or including any port or place-

(1) on the Canton River; or

(2) on the West River or any river or estuary in the province of Kwong Tung

or the province of Kwong Sai; or

(3) in either of the said provinces; or

(4) in Formosa; or

(5) on the east coast of Asia south of Shanghai and north of Singapore; unless and until a search thereof, conducted in such manner as the Captain Superinten- dent of Police may direct and approve, shall have been carried out, nor until the master or other person in charge thereof shall have received a certificate in writing signed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, or by some police officer authorised by the Captain Superintendent of Police in that behalf, from which it shall appear that such search has been completed.

10. Subject to exemption grauted under these regulations and to the provisos herein. contained, no ship shall carry any passenger or attempt to carry any passenger from the harbour of Victoria on any voyage within the local trade limits as defined in the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, or leave or attempt to leave any place of mooring or place of call in the waters of the Colony and outside the said harbour, while carrying or for the purpose of carrying any passenger to any place within the said local trade limits, unless and until a sonreli of the nature mentioned in the foregoing regulation 9 has been carried out, and natil the master or other person in charge thereof shall have obtained a certificate in writing of the khat mentioned m the said regulation 9: Pro- vided that this regulation shall not apply in the case of any launch or motor boat on occasions when it is used solely for purposes of pleasure: Provided also that this regu- lation shall not apply to any ship anchoring solely for purposes of navigation.

11. No ship to which the foregoing regulation 10 applies shall call at any place en route unless such place of call and the intended hour of departure therefrom has been notified to and approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police. Approved hours of departure shall be adhered to.