595187-1939-The-Pensions-Navvy-Army-Air-Force-and-Mercantile-Marine-Act-1939 — Page 5

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 8, 1939.

a Naval War Pensions Order, make a scheme authorizing in their case awards on account of the like matters as if the scheme were made under those provisions, but of such amount and character as may be specified in the scheme.

6.-(1) The Board of Trade may with the consent of Compensa- the Treasury make a scheme for compensating-

(a) mariners, for war damage to their effects sustained in the circumstances mentioned in sub-section (2) of section three of this Act; and

(b) a person to whom section four of this Act applies, for war damage to his effects sustained in such of the circum- stances mentioned in sub-section (3) of that section as are applicable in his case; and

(c) persons to whom section five of this Act applies, for war damage to their effects sustained in such circumstances as may be specified in the scheme.

(2) A scheme made by virtue of this section may fix the maximum amount that shall be payable thereunder in different circumstances specified in the scheme.

(3) In the event of the death of any person to whom compensation would be payable under a scheme made by virtue of this section, section one hundred and seventy-six of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (which provides for the distribution of the property of deceased seamen) shall apply to the compensation payable as it applies to the property of a deceased seaman in the hands of the Board of Trade.

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(4) In this section the expression effects", in relation to any person, means any property carried on his person or in the ship in which he is serving or in the ship or other conveyance in which he is travelling, or otherwise accom- panying him, at the time when the war damage in question

occurs.

tion for war damage to effects.

as to

7.-(1) A scheme made by the Minister or the Board General of Trade under this Act (hereafter in this Act referred to as provisions "a scheme ") may contain any such provisions as appear schemes. to him or them to be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the purpose of the scheme, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, may make provision-

(a) for the determination of questions with respect to the effect or operation of the scheme, and

(b) for empowering the Minister or the Board of Trade, as the case may be, to make regulations for giving effect to the purposes of the scheme.

(2) A scheme may provide that it shall come into opera- tion, or shall be deemed to have come into operation, on such date as may be specified therein, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.

(3) A scheme may be amended or revoked by a sub- sequent scheme or by an order made by the Minister or the Board of Trade, as the case may be.

(4) A scheme and any regulations made thereunder, and any order made under this Act, shall, for the purpose of Section of the Rules Publication Act, 1893 (which relates to 56 & 57 the printing of statutory rules), be deemed to be statutory Việt. c. 66. rules within the meaning of that Act.

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