934
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(s. 10 contd.) and which have been issued under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts or any enactment in force in any British possession; and
Passenger ship not to clear without certificates of survey.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 271
(1) (2), (2).
Appointment and remuneration of surveyors.
Surveyor to have power to inspect ship, etc.
(b) Foreign ships which have from their own country, or from the country from whose flag they 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 holding 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 which carries more than twelve passengers shall clear out or proceed on any voyage from the 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.
(4) The Governor may appoint such number of fit and proper persons to be Government surveyors for the purposes of this Ordinance as he may think proper, and appoint their duties, and may remove any of them, and may fix the remuneration to be received by them.
(5) It shall be lawful for the said surveyors, in the execution of their duties, to go on board any ship to which this section applies, at all reasonable times, and to inspect the same or any part thereof, or any of the machinery, boats, equipments, or articles on board thereof, or any certificates of the master, mate, or engineer, to which the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts or any Ordinance apply, not unnecessarily detaining or delaying the ship from proceeding on any voyage; and if, in consequence of any accident to any such ship or for any other reason, they consider it necessary to do so, to require the ship to be taken into dock for the purpose of surveying the hull thereof; and every person who hinders any such surveyor from going on board any such ship, or otherwise impedes him in the execution of his duties...
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934
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(s. 10 contd.] and which have been issued under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts or any enactment in force in any British possession; and
Passenger
ship not to
certificates of survey.
clear without
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 271
e.
(1) (2), (2).
Appointment and remune- ration of
surveyors.
Surveyor to have power to inspect ship, etc.
(b) Foreign ships which have from their own country, or from the country from whose flag they have been trans- ferred, 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 holding 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 which carries more than twelve passengers shall clear out or proceed on any voyage from the 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.
(4) The Governor may appoint such number of fit and proper persons to be Government surveyors for the purposes of this Ordinance as he may think proper, and appoint their duties, and may remove any of them, and may fix the remuneration to be received by them.
(5) It shall be lawful for the said surveyors, in the execu- tion of their duties, to go on board any ship to which this section applies, at all reasonable times, and to inspect the same or any part thereof, or any of the machinery, boats, equipments, or articles on board thereof, or any certificates of the master, mate, or engineer, to which the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts or any Ordinance apply, not unnecessarily detaining or delaying the ship from proceeding on any voyage; and if, in consequence of any accident to any such ship or for any other reason, they consider it necessary to do so, to require the ship to be taken into dock for the purpose of surveying the hull thereof; and every person who hinders any such surveyor from going on board any such ship, or otherwise impedes him in the execution of his
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