2264
No. 23 of 1914.
Regulations.
*
Liability to pay for watchmen
*
PIRACY PREVENTION.
any person to fail to observe any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder, and every person who shall give any such order, or make any such threat, or hold out any such inducement, or exert any such pressure, or offer any such advice, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
17. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the purposes of section 6 prescribing the precautions to be observed with a view to the prevention of piracy.
18. The owners, agents, charterers and licensees of every launch or ship which by any regulations made under this Ordinance shall be required to carry watchmen or guards shall be jointly and severally liable to pay to the Treasurer such monthly sum for each watchman or guard as may be fixed by the said regulations, and any such sum in respect of payment of which default is made may, without prejudice however to any proceedings already taken or to be taken on any bond entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, be recovered as a fee payable to the Crown within the meaning of the Crown Remedies Ordinance, 1875.
Ordinance No. 6 of 1875.
Ordinance not to apply to launch when being used for pleasure.
General power of exemption.
19. This Ordinance shall not apply to any launch on occasions on which it is being used solely for purposes of pleasure.
20. The Governor in Council shall have power to exempt any launch or ship or class of launch or ship from the provisions of this Ordinance either generally or for a specified period or for a specified voyage or class of voyages and shall have power in his absolute discretion to withdraw at any time any exemption so granted.
[s. 21, rep. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
2264
No. 23 of 1914.
Regulations.
*
Liability to pay for watchinen
*
PIRACY PREVENTION.
any person to fail to observe any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder, and every person who shall give any such order, or make any such threat, or hold out any such inducement, or exert any such pressure, or offer any such advice, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
17. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the purposes of section 6 prescribing the precautions to be observed with a view to the prevention of piracy.
18. The owners, agents, charterers and licensees of every launch or ship which by any regulations made under this and guards. Ordinance shall be required to carry watchmen or guards shall be jointly and severally liable to pay to the Treasurer such monthly sum for each watchman or guard as may be fixed by the said regulations, and any such sum in respect of payment of which default is made may, without prejudice however to any proceedings already taken or to be taken on any bond entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, be recovered as a fee payable to the Crown within the meaning of the Crown Remedies Ordinance, 1875.
Ordinance
No. 6 of 1875.
Ordinance
not to apply
to launch
when being
used for pleasure.
General power of exemption.
19. This Ordinance shall not apply to any launch on occasions on which it is being used solely for purposes of pleasure.
20. The Governor in Council shall have power to exempt any launch or ship or class of launch or ship from the provisions of this Ordinance either generally or for a specified period or for a specified voyage or class of voyages and shall have power in his absolute discretion to withdraw at any time any exemption so granted.
[s. 21, rep. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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