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enemy, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(4) If any of the marks required by this section is in any respect inaccurate so as to be likely to mislead, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(5) If a ship is so loaded as to submerge in salt water the centre of the disc indicating the load-line, the ship shall be deemed to be an unsafe ship within the meaning of the provisions of section 17, and such submersion shall be a reasonable and probable cause for the detention of the ship.
[57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 442 (2).]
Submerged load-line.
[57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 439. cf. s. 17 (5).]
Delivery of statement to Harbour Master. [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 441.]
(6) The owner, agent or master of a ship required to be marked with deck and load-lines shall also on clearing the ship deliver to the Harbour Master a statement in writing of the distance in feet and inches between the centre of the disc and the upper edge of each of the lines indicating the position of the ship's deck which is above that centre. If default is made in delivering this statement in the case of any such ship, the Harbour Master may refuse to clear the ship.
(7) The Governor may appoint any Government Marine Surveyor, or any other person specially selected by him for that purpose, to approve and certify on his behalf the position of any disc indicating the load-line and any alteration thereof, and the Governor in Council may appoint fees to be taken in respect of any such approval or certificate.
(8) Every ship to which this section applies and upon which a disc indicating the load-line has been marked shall be kept so marked until the said ship next returns to the Colony:
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Ship to be kept marked.
Provided that this section shall not apply to any ship of a foreign country before a day to be notified in the Gazette, without prejudice, however, to the power of His Majesty previously to apply the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts relating to deck and load-lines to ships of any foreign country if the Government of that country so desires under the Merchant Shipping Acts, in which event this section shall apply forthwith to ships of such country:
Provided also that this section shall not apply to any ship [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 734.]
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enemy, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred [s.14 contd.] dollars.
inaccurate marks.
(4) If any of the marks required by this section is in any Penalty for respect inaccurate so as to be likely to mislead, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(5) If a ship is so loaded as to submerge in salt water the centre of the disc indicating the load-line, the ship shall be deemed to be an unsafe ship within the meaning of the provisions of section 17, and such submersion shall be a reasonable and probable cause for the detention of the ship.
57 & 58 Vict.
c. 60, s. 442 (2).]
Submerged load-line.
57 & 58 Vict.
c. 60, s. 439. [cf. s. 17 (5).1
Delivery of
statement to Harbour Master. [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 441.]
(6) The owner, agent or master of a ship required to be marked with deck and load-lines shall also on clearing the ship written deliver to the Harbour Master a statement in writing of the distance in feet and inches between the centre of the disc and the upper edge of each of the lines indicating the position of the ship's deck which is above that centre. If default is made in delivering this statement in the case of any such ship, the Harbour Master may refuse to clear the ship.
(7) The Governor may appoint any Government Marine Government
Marine Surveyor, or any other person specially selected by him for that
Surveyor purpose, to approve and certify on his behalf the position of to approve any disc indicating the load-line and any alteration thereof, and and certify the Governor in Council may appoint fees to be taken in respect Governor. of any such approval or certificate.
(8) Every ship to which this section applies and upon which a disc indicating the load-line has been marked shall be kept so marked until the said ship next returns to the Colony:
on behalf of
Regulations Table C.
Ship to be kept
marked.
Provided that this section shall not apply to any ship of a foreign country before a day to be notified in the Gazette, with- out prejudice, however, to the power of His Majesty previously to apply the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts relating [cf. 57 & 58 to deck and load-lines to ships of any foreign country if the Vict. c. 60, Government of that country so desires under the Merchant Ship- ping Acts, in which event this section shall apply forthwith to ships of such country:
Provided also that this section shall not apply to any ship
s. 734.]
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