MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
603
and deduc-
tion of fees.
(6) Every master of a ship engaging or discharging any seaman at the Mercantile Marine Office shall pay to the Superintendent the whole of the fees hereby made payable in respect of such engagement or discharge, and may, for the purpose of in part reimbursing himself, deduct in respect of each such engagement or discharge from the wages of all persons (except apprentices) so engaged or discharged and retain any sums not exceeding the sums specified in that behalf in Table J in the Regulations: Provided that if in any case the sum which the master is so entitled to deduct exceeds the amount of the fee payable by him, such excess shall be paid by him to the Superintendent in addition to such fee.
Table J.
to be sanction and due for main-tenance.
(7)-(a) No master shall discharge in the Colony any seaman from any ship, British or foreign, without the sanction of the Harbour Master or of the consular officer, if any, representing the nation to which such ship belongs, and unless due provision is made for the subsistence and maintenance of such seaman, to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master in the case of a British ship or of a foreign ship whose flag is not represented in the Colony by a consular officer, or to the satisfaction of such consular officer in the case of a foreign ship whose flag is so represented: and every master who discharges a seaman in contravention of this sub-section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Penalty on seaman for wrongfully
(b) Every seaman who wilfully or negligently remains in the Colony after the departure of his ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.
behind.
(8) No seaman shall, except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, be discharged from a British ship, or any foreign ship whose flag is not represented by a consular officer resident in the Colony, elsewhere than at the Mercantile Marine Office, and every seaman discharged from a foreign ship so represented shall, within twenty-four hours of being discharged at the office of his consular officer, produce to the Harbour Master a certificate of his discharge, signed by such consular officer, and shall in default be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding twenty-one days.
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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
603
and deduc-
tion of fees.
(6) Every master of a ship engaging or discharging any [s. 5 contd.] seaman at the Mercantile Marine Office shall pay to the Payment Superintendent the whole of the fees hereby made payable in respect of such engagement or discharge, and may, for the purpose of in part reimbursing himself, deduct in respect of each such engagement or discharge from the wages of all persons (except apprentices) so engaged or discharged and retain any sums not exceeding the sums specified in that behalf in Table J Regulations in the Regulations: Provided that if in any case the sum which the master is so entitled to deduct exceeds the amount of the fee payable by him, such excess shall be paid by him to the Superintendent in addition to such fee.
Table J.
to he
sanction and due
for main- tenance.
(7)-(a) No master shall discharge in the Colony any No seaman seaman from any ship, British or foreign, without the sanction
discharged of the Harbour Master or of the consular officer, if any, repre- without senting the nation to which such ship belongs, and unless due provision is made for the subsistence and maintenance of such provision seaman, to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master in the case of a British ship or of a foreign ship whose flag is not repre- sented in the Colony by a consular officer, or to the satisfaction of such consular officer in the case of a foreign ship whose flag is so represented: and every master who discharges a seaman in contravention of this sub-section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Penalty on seaman for
wrongfully
(b) Every seaman who wilfully or negligently remains in the Colony after the departure of his ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or to imprisonment for any remaining term not exceeding one month.
behind.
(8) No seaman shall, except with the sanction of the Place of
discharge. Harbour Master, be discharged from a British ship, or any foreign ship whose flag is not represented by a consular officer resident in the Colony, elsewhere than at the Mercantile Marine Office, and every seaman discharged from a foreign ship so represented shall, within twenty-four hours of being discharged at the office of his consular officer, produce to the Harbour Master a certificate of his discharge, signed by such consular officer, and shall in default be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding twenty-one days.
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