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D. 1899.]

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

[No. 10.

465

PART III.

PASSENGER SHIPS.

Surveys.

Repealed by ord, 771909.

10-(1.) For the purposes of this Part, the expression "passenger Interpretation

means-

of term.

Od: 20f 199

of 1905

a.) all British and Colonial ships exceeding sixty tons register, being within the waters of the Colony and carrying more thar carrying passengers from to or between twelve-passengers: Maces in the waters of this tutors (b.) all Foreign ships exceeding sixty tons, being-within-the-waters

of the Colony and carrying more than twelve passengers-from-the of1903 Sec Colony: carrying

in the walewof A C

ing passengers from os titiven places

(c.) all-steamships-exceeding-sixty-tons-plying within the waters-of-

the

Colony-and-carrying-more-than-twelve-passengers:

(d)-all-river steamers. which carries more than 12 paceengers.

amended by Ord: 2

(2) Every passenger ship shall be surveyed once at least in each Passenger

in the manner provided in this section, except-

(a.)

See: sofor

ship to be surveyed once

year. M. S. Act,

a

1894, s. 271

.) British ships which have from the United Kingdom or from any British possession passenger certificates or survey and other Certificates equivalent to those required under this section, the (1.) (a.) same being in force and applicable, and which have been issued under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or any 67 & 58 Vict legislative enactment for the time being in force in Great Britain c. 60. and Ireland or in any British possession; and

(b) Foreign ships which have from their own country, or from the country from whose flag they may have been transferred, or from any British possession passenger certificates or survey and other certificates equivalent to those required in the case of British ships: Provided that, in the event of any question arising as to the sufficiency of any foreign certificate to protect the ship hold- ing the same from survey under this section, such question shall be referred for settlement to the Governor-in-Council, whose decision thereon shall be final.

(3.) No passenger ship shall clear out or proceed on any voyage from his Colony unless the master has the certificates as to survey required under this Part, the same being in force and applicable to the voyage on which the ship is about to proceed, or, in the case of a Foreign ship, Certificates equivalent to those required in the case of a British ship. Any passenger ship attempting to go to sea may be detained until such Certificates as aforesaid are produced to the Harbour Master

which carries

12 Passenger more than ship not to gewo.

(Ord without

clear out

certificates

of survey Lee I. s. 271 (1.) (b.), (2.)

(4) The Governor may from time to time appoint such number of fit Appointment and proper persons to be Government surveyors for the purposes of this

and remuner

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