ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1875.
Steam-Launches.
No. 8 of 1875.
An Ordinance for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes.
[13th July, 1875.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the number of passengers to be carried by small steam vessels, and to guard against accidents thereon from overloading, or from defective machinery: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. It shall not be lawful for any steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as hereinafter provided.
2. The Harbour Master may issue to steam vessels of less than one hundred tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the conditions prescribed by such regulations relating thereto as are for the time being in force.
3. The regulations contained in the schedule hereto shall take effect from the commencement of this Ordinance and shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided.
4. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may make other regulations as occasion requires. Every new regulation and every alteration, amendment or repeal of an existing regulation shall be published in the Government Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.
5. If any steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance carries within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
6. If any unlicensed steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden arrives in the waters of the Colony carrying more passengers in proportion to her size than she would be licensed to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under this Ordinance, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
7. Any person offending against the regulations in force for the time being under this Ordinance, shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
8. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Police Magistrate or the Marine Magistrate.
9. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and may be cited for all purposes as "The Steam-Launch Ordinance, 1875."
Title.
Preamble.
Steam vessels under 100 tons not to carry passengers for hire without licence.
The Harbour Master to issue licences.
Regulations.
Alteration or repeal of regulations.
Penalty for carrying passengers in excess of the licence.
Penalty for unlicensed steamer arriving with excessive number of passengers.
Offences against regulations.
Penalties.
Commencement.
Short title.
ORDINANCE No. 8 CF 1875.
Steam-Launches.
No. 8 of 1875.
An Ordinance for licensing sinall Passenger Steamers and for other
purposes.
WH
[13th July, 1875.]
HEREAS it is expedient to regulate the number of passengers to be carried by small steam vessels, and to guard against accidents thereon from overloading, or from defective machinery: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. It shall not be lawful for any steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as hereinafter provided.
2. The Harbour Master may issue to steam vessels of less than one hundred tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the conditions prescribed by such. regulations relating thereto as are for the time being in force.
3. The regulations contained in the schedule hereto shall take effect from the commencement of this Ordinance and shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided.
4. The Governor in Council-may, from time to time, alter, amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may, make other regulations as occasion requires. Every new regulation and every alteration, amendment or repeal of an existing regulation shall be published in the Government Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.
5. If any steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance carries within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars..
6. If any unlicensed steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden arrives in the waters of the Colony carrying more passengers in proportion to her size than she would be licensed to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under this Ordinance, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
7. Any person offending against the regulations in force for the time being under this Ordinance, shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
8. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Police Magistrate or the Marine Magistrate.
9. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and may be cited for all purposes as "The Steam-Launch Ordinance,
1875."
Title.
1379
Preamble.
Steam vessels under 100 tons not to carry. passengers. for hire without licence.
The Harbour Master to issue licences.
Regulations.
Alteration or repeal of regula- tions.
Penalty for carrying pas- sengers in excess of the licence,
Penalty for unlicensed steamer arriving with excessive number of pas- sengers.
Offences against regulations.
Penalties.
Commencement.
Short title.
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