1558
Ordinance 1 of 1862. $15.
See Regulations 4th March, 1881.
See Ordinance 1 of 1862. $15.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
General.
1. All boats referred to in these regulations must be duly licensed as therein directed, and no person shall engage or let out for hire any such boat unless it has been so licensed.
2. Every person in charge of a licensed boat must show his licence when required to do so by any officer of the Police, Registrar General's, or Harbour Departments, or by the employer of such boat, each of whom is hereby empowered to board and examine such boat.
3. All boats may be stopped and searched by the Police.
4. Every boat shall go alongside a wharf when ordered to do so by a Police constable, and shall, when conveying passengers, be carefully steered, and travel with reasonable expedition.
5. The Registrar General is authorised to refuse a licence, or, if a licence has been granted, to withdraw the same and cause it to be forfeited, in respect of any boat which has been reported to him by the Police not to be, as regards repairs and cleanliness, in a state fit for public use; or for any misconduct on the part of the licensee, or any of the crew of the boat.
6. The licensee of every boat will be held responsible for any breach of these regulations, and for any misconduct on the part of himself or of the crew of his boat.
7. No boat shall lie or ply for hire within 300 feet of any ship-of-war without the written permission of the Harbour Master or of the officer in command of such ship-of-war.
8. Any breach of these regulations shall be punishable with a penalty not exceeding 100 dollars, or, in default of payment, with imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, with or without hard labour.
Cargo boats.
9. Cargo boat licences shall be issued by the Registrar General on production of a certificate from the Harbour Master or his deputy, stating the particulars required by form A hereto annexed. A fee of one dollar shall be payable to the Harbour Master for this certificate. The applicant shall furnish the Registrar General with his photograph and shall also give such security for his appearance when required as the Registrar General may demand. Each licence shall be numbered, and shall not be transferable.
10. Each licence shall state the length, breadth, depth, and deadweight capacity of the boat, together with the scale of fares, and shall be valid for one year only, from the 1st April.
11. Every boat for which a licence has been granted shall carry on each bow and on its stern, legibly painted upon wood, the number of its licence in figures not less than two inches in height, and no other number. Such boat shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a light, visible round, not more than two feet above the gunwale.
12. No boat shall have a false bottom, or any other secret compartment for the concealment of goods or persons.
1558
Ordinance 1 of 1862. $15.
See Regulations 4th March, 1881.
See Ordinance 1
of 1862. $ 15.
ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
General.
1. All boats referred to in these regulations must be duly licensed as therein directed, and no person shall engage or let out for hire any such boat unless it has been so licensed.
2. Every person in charge of a licensed boat must show his licence when required to do so by any officer of the Police, Registrar General's, or Harbour Departments, or by the employer of such boat, each of whom is hereby empowered to board and examine such boat.
3. All boats may be stopped and searched by the Police.
4. Every boat shall go alongside a wharf when ordered to do so by a Police con- stable, and shall, when conveying passengers, be carefully steered, and travel with reasonable expedition.
5. The Registrar General is authorised to refuse a licence, or, if a licence has been granted, to withdraw the same and cause it to be forfeited, in respect of any boat which has been reported to him by the Police not to be as regards repairs and cleanliness;
a state fit for public use; or for any misconduct on the part of the licensee, or any of the crew of the boat.
6. The licensee of every boat will be held responsible for any breach of these regu- lations, and for any misconduct on the part of himself or of the crew of his boat.
7. No boat shall lie or ply for hire within 300 feet of any ship-of-war without the written permission of the Harbour Master or of the officer in command of such ship-of-
war.
8. Any breach of these regulations shall be punishable with a penalty not exceeding 100 dollars, or, in default of payment, with imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, with or without hard labour.
Cargo boats.
9. Cargo boat licences shall be issued by the Registrar General on production of a certificate from the Harbour Master or his deputy, stating the particulars required by form A. hereto annexed. A fee of one dollar shall be payable to the Harbour Master for this certificate. The applicant shall furnish the Registrar General with his photo- graph and shall also give such security for his appearance when required as the Registrar. General may demand. Each licence shall be numbered, and shall not be transferable.
10. Each licence shall state the length, breadth, depth, and deadweight capacity of the boat, together with the scale of fares, and shall be valid for one year only, from the 1st April.
11. Every boat for which a licence has been granted shall carry on each bow and on its stern, legibly painted upon wood, the number of its licence in figures inches. in height, and no other number. Such number shall not be
, and such boat shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a light, visible less than two
round, not feet above the gunwale.
12. No boat shall have a false bottom, or any other secret compartment for the concealment of goods or persons.
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