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MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

985

for the recovery thereof, to leaving seamen abroad, to the
provisions, health, and accommodation of seamen, to the power of seamen to make complaints, to the protection of seamen from imposition, to discipline, to official logs, and to crimes committed abroad shall apply, mutatis mutandis and so far as the same can be extended, to all ships registered in this Colony, when such ships are within the waters of the Colony, and to the owners, masters, and crews of such ships.

Vict. c. 60, cf. 57 & 58 s. 264.1

misdemeanors under

(2) (a) Every offence declared by the Merchant Shipping Acts or by this Ordinance to be a misdemeanor may, if tried in this Colony, be tried by the Supreme Court in the same manner as other misdemeanors are tried, and may also, unless otherwise expressly provided, instead of being prosecuted before the Supreme Court, be prosecuted summarily in accordance with the procedure established by the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, but, if so prosecuted, shall be punishable by the magistrate only with imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or with a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

Merchant Shipping Acts and Ordinance No. 3 of 1890.

(b) Every offence made punishable by the Merchant Shipping Acts by imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds may be prosecuted summarily before any magistrate, and may be punished by imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

(c) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, with regard to appeals shall apply to all summary convictions under this section.

offences and

(3) All offences against this Ordinance, except when otherwise provided, may be heard and determined by any magistrate, and all penalties and forfeitures imposed and expenses recoverable under this Ordinance, except when otherwise provided, may be recovered and enforced in a summary manner; and the marine magistrate shall, in relation to all such offences, penalties, forfeitures, and expenses, have the like powers and authority as are given to a magistrate under the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, in respect of offences triable on summary conviction.

Ordinance No. 3 of 1890.

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MERCHANT SHIPPING. No. 10 of 1899. 985 for the recovery thereof, to leaving seamen abroad, to the provisions, health, and accommodation of seamen, to the power of seamen to make complaints, to the protection of seamen from imposition, to discipline, to official logs, and to crimes committed abroad shall apply, mutatis mutandis and so far as the same can be extended, to all ships registered in this Colony, when such ships are within the waters of the Colony, and to the owners, masters, and crews of such ships. Vict. c. 60, cf. 57 & 58 s. 264.1 misdemeanors under (2) (a) Every offence declared by the Merchant Shipping Acts or by this Ordinance to be a misdemeanor may, if tried in this Colony, be tried by the Supreme Court in the same manner as other misdemeanors are tried, and may also, unless otherwise expressly provided, instead of being prosecuted before the Supreme Court, be prosecuted summarily in accordance with the procedure established by the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, but, if so prosecuted, shall be punishable by the magistrate only with imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or with a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. Merchant Shipping Acts and Ordinance No. 3 of 1890. (b) Every offence made punishable by the Merchant Shipping Acts by imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds may be prosecuted summarily before any magistrate, and may be punished by imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. (c) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, with regard to appeals shall apply to all summary convictions under this section. offences and (3) All offences against this Ordinance, except when otherwise provided, may be heard and determined by any magistrate, and all penalties and forfeitures imposed and expenses recoverable under this Ordinance, except when otherwise provided, may be recovered and enforced in a summary manner; and the marine magistrate shall, in relation to all such offences, penalties, forfeitures, and expenses, have the like powers and authority as are given to a magistrate under the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, in respect of offences triable on summary conviction. Ordinance No. 3 of 1890.
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MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

985

for the recovery thereof, to leaving seamen abroad, to the [s, 41 contd.] provisions, health, and accommodation of seamen, to the power of seamen to make complaints, to the protection of seamen from imposition, to discipline, to official logs, and to crimes committed abroad shall apply, mutatis mutandis and so far as the same can be extended, to all ships registered in this Colony, when such ships are within the cf. 57 & 58 waters of the Colony, and to the owners, masters, and crews s. 264.1 of such ships.

Vict. c.,60,

misdemeanors

under

(2) (a) Every offence declared by the Merchant Shipping Trial in Acts or by this Ordinance to be a misdemeanor may, if the Colony of tried in this Colony, be tried by the Supreme Court in the and offences same manner as other misdemeanors are tried, and may Merchant also, unless otherwise expressly provided, instead of being Shipping prosecuted before the Supreme Court, be prosecuted sum- Acts and marily in accordance with the procedure established by the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, but, if so prosecuted, shall be Ordinance punishable by the magistrate only with imprisonment for No. 3 of 1890, any term not exceeding six months or with a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

(b) Every offence made punishable by the Merchant Shipping Acts by imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds may be prosecuted summarily before any magistrate, and may be punished by imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

Ordinance.

(c) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, Ordinance with regard to appeals shall apply to all summary con- No. 3 of 1890.

victions under this section.

offences and

(3) All offences against this Ordinance, except when Trial of otherwise provided, may be heard and determined by any recovery of magistrate, and all penalties and forfeitures imposed and penalties, declared by and expenses recoverable under this Ordinance, expenses, except when otherwise provided, may be recovered and the enforced in a summary manner; and the marine magistrate Ordinance. shall, in relation to all such offences, penalties, imprisonment for default, forfeitures, and expenses, have the like powers and authority as are given to

given to a magistrate under the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, in respect of offences triable Ordinance on summary conviction.

No. 3 of 1890.

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