468
67 & 58 Vict. c. 60.
Transmission of declarations to Colonial Secretary.
Table C
Issue of certificate..
Transmission - of certificate.
Appeal to Court of Survey.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 104.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 18
(vi.) that the certificates of the engineer or engineers are sufficient and in such form as required by law; and,
(vii.) in the case of a British or Colonial ship, that the ship is duly marked with deck and load lines in accordance with section 14 of this Ordinance or in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894;
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and such declarations shall be in such form as the Governor may direct.
(9.) The said owner, agent, or master shall transmit such declaration to the Colonial Secretary within fourteen days after the dates of the receipt thereof respectively; and in default shall forfeit a sum not exceeding two dollars for every day that the sending of such declaration is delayed; and such sum shall be paid on the delivery of the certificate hereinafter mentioned, in addition to the fee payable for the same, and shall be applied in the same manner as such fees; and if the declarations are not transmitted to the Colonial Secretary within twenty-eight days, the fees and forfeitures shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.
(10.) On the receipt of such declarations, the Governor shall, if satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with, cause a certificate in duplicate to be prepared and issued to the effect that the provisions of the law with respect to the survey of the ship and the transmission of declarations in respect thereof have been complied with; and such certificate shall state the limits, if any, beyond which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such ship is not fit to ply, and shall also contain a statement of the number of passengers which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such ship is fit to carry, distinguishing (if necessary) between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, such number to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the time of year, the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, and other circumstances, as the case may require.
(11.) The Colonial Secretary shall transmit such certificate in duplicate to the Harbour Master, who shall deliver the same to the owner, agent, or master, on his applying and paying the balance of the fee and other sums, if any, herein mentioned as payable in that behalf.
(12.) If a ship-owner feels aggrieved-
(a.) by a declaration of a Government surveyor or surveyors under this section or by the refusal of a surveyor to give the required declaration; or
(b.) by the refusal of a certificate of clearance for an emigrant ship under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Ordinances relating thereto; or
(c.) by the refusal of a certificate of clearance under this Ordinance,
468
67 & 58 Vict. c. 60.
Transmission
of declarations to Colonial Secretary.
Table C
Issue of certificate..
Transmission - of certificate.
Appeal to Court of Survey.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 104.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 18
(vi.) that the certificates of the engineer or engineers are su
and in such form as required by law; and,
(vii.) in the case of a British or Colonial ship, that the shi duly marked with deck and load lines in accordance section 14 of this Ordinance or in accordance with the Merch Shipping Act, 1894;
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and such declarations shall be in such form as the Governor may dire
(9.) The said owner, agent, or master shall transmit such declaration to the Colonial Secretary within fourteen days after the dates of th receipt thereof respectively; and in default shall forfeit a sum not exc ceeding two dollars for every day that the sending of such declaration is delayed; and such sum shall be paid on the delivery of the certificat hereinafter mentioned, in addition to the fee payable for the same, and shall be applied in the same manner as such fees; and if the declarat are not transmitted to the Colonial Secretary within twenty-eight de the fees and forfeitures shall be recoverable as a debt due to the C
(10.) On the receipt of such declarations, the Governor shall, if fied that the provisions of this section have been complied with, cause certificate in duplicate to be prepared and issued to the effect that provisions of the law with respect to the survey of the ship and the transmission of declarations in respect thereof have been complied with and such certificate shall state the limits, if any, beyond which, accord ing to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such ship is not fits to ply, and shall also contain a statement of the number of passengers which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such ship is fit to carry, distinguishing (if necessary) between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, such number to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the time of year the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, and other circumstances, a
cargo‘carried, the case may require.
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(11.) The Colonial Secretary shall transmit such certificate in dupli cate to the Harbour Master, who shall deliver the same to the owner agent, or master, on his applying and paying the balance of the fee and other sums, if any, herein mentioned as payable in that behalf.
(12.) If a ship-owner feels aggrieved-
(a.) by a declaration of a Government surveyor or surveyors under this section or by the refusal of a surveyor to give the card declaration; or
(b.) by the refusal of a certificate of clearance for an emigrant ship under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Ordinances relating thereto; or
(c.) by the refusal of a certificate of clearance under this Ordi
nance,
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