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MENU PARLAMA SANG NG PANETT JOHANGANYINALEESVARTE MASSAAZ ARE VARER PERMANENTS TEA TELALANGUE LENA ATERRA TAKA ACTAL ANNE JAGROKERNET FERING BEAN

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

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belonging to any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, with [s. 26 contd.] intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof; or

into water goods

(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure or discovery of Throwing any materials, furniture, stores or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters unlawfully of the Colony, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from obtained. any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters afore- said, or in any other manner conveys away from any vessel, wharf, quay or landing place any such article; or

of harbour

(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, oil Obstruction or other substance into the waters of the Colony without the by rubbish, written permission of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a etc. reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruc- tion in the said waters belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; or

(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not being duly Boarding authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within ship without

permission. the waters of the Colony without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or

(e) not being in His Majesty's service, makes fast to or Making causes to be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of fast to ship the Colony any boat or other vessel without the permission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or

under way.

Receiving or landing

passengers

(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 unlawfully. Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private Regulations wharf with the consent of the owner thereof; or

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(g) hires any vessel and refuses or neglects on demand by Refusing to the person in charge thereof to pay the lawful fare,

shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to imprison- ment 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

pay fare.