[s. 26 contd.] Throwing into water goods unlawfully obtained.
Obstruction rubbish, etc.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters aforesaid, or in any other manner conveys away from any vessel, wharf, quay, or landing place, any such article; or
(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, or other substance into the waters of the Colony without the written permission of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruction in the said waters belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; or
Boarding without permission.
(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not being duly authorised by law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within the waters of the Colony, without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
Making fast to ship under way.
Receiving or landing passengers unlawfully. Schedule. Table N.
Refusing to pay fare.
(e) not being in His Majesty's service, makes fast to or causes to be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of the Colony any boat or other vessel, without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
(f) being in charge of any boat plying for hire receives or lands passengers after 8 p.m. and before 5 a.m., except at such wharf as may be specified by regulations which the Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private wharf with the consent of the owner thereof; or
(g) hires any vessel and refuses or neglects on demand by the person in charge thereof to pay the lawful fare,
the offender shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months.
Any constable may take into custody any person offending against paragraph (b), and may seize and detain any boat in which such person is found or out of which any article is let fall, thrown, or conveyed away. It shall be lawful for the master or other person in charge of any ship to take into custody and deliver up forthwith to any constable any person offending against paragraph (d).
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[s. 26 contd.] Throwing into water goods unlawfully obtained.
Obstruction
rubbish, etc.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters aforesaid, or in any other manner conveys away from any vessel, wharf, quay, or landing place, any such article; or
(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, or of harbour by other substance into the waters of the Colony without the written permission of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruction in the said waters belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; or
Boarding
permission.
(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not being duly ship without authorised by law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within the waters of the Colony, without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
Making fast to ship under
way.
Receiving or landing passengers unlawfully. Schedule.
Table N.
Refusing to pay fare.
(e) not being in His Majesty's service, makes fast to or causes to be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of the Colony any boat or other vessel, without the permis- sion of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or
(f) being in charge of any boat plying for hire receives or lands passengers after 8 p.m. and before 5 a.m., except at such wharf as may be specified by regulations which the Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private wharf with the consent of the owner thereof; or
(g) hires any vessel and refuses or neglects on demand by
person in charge thereof to pay the lawful fare,
the
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to im- prisonment for any term not exceeding two months.
Any constable may take into custody any person offending against paragraph (b), and may seize and detain any boat in which such person is found or out of which any article is let fall, thrown, or conveyed away. It shall be lawful for the master or other person in charge of any ship to take into custody and deliver up forthwith to any constable any person offending against paragraph (d).
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