MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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case the document produced shall appear from the date thereof, [s.39 contd.] or from any other cause, to have been unlawfully obtained, or to be unlawfully used, to arrest such vessel and the cargo thereof (if any) and the master, and deliver them into the custody of the police.
may be levied by sale of vessel.
(22) Every vessel, the master of which is charged with having violated the provisions of this section, may be forthwith arrested and detained, unless bail to the satisfaction of a magistrate is given, until he shall either have been acquitted, or, if found guilty, shall have paid the fine inflicted upon him, and in case he shall fail to pay, within ten days, any fine inflicted upon him, the same may be recovered by the sale of such vessel and the balance, if any, of the net proceeds thereof, after deducting therefrom the expenses of such sale and the amount of such fine, shall be paid to the owner of the vessel if claimed within twelve months from the date of the sale, and if not claimed within that period, shall be forfeited: Provided that in case it shall be brought to the knowledge of the magistrate that there is in the Colony any consignee or agent of such vessel, no sale thereof shall be made until three days' notice shall have been given to him in writing.
upon sale
(23) Every vessel forfeited or sold under this section shall be transferred to the purchaser thereof, at his expense, by a bill of sale from the Harbour Master, which shall confer upon such purchaser, his executors, administrators and assigns an absolute title to such vessel.
(24) No vessel or cargo liable to forfeiture under this section shall be so forfeited unless the offence in respect of which it is liable to forfeiture shall be tried by two magistrates who shall have power, in their discretion, to extend the period allowed for an appeal from their decision to the Supreme Court, either before or after the expiration thereof.
Trial of offences under this section.
[cf. sub-ss. (15) & (26).]
(25) Every master of a junk who refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of sub-sections (10) or (11), or who knowingly gives untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(26) Every master of a vessel who violates the provisions of sub-sections (13) or (14) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding...
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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
667
case the document produced shall appear from the date thereof, [s.39 contd.] or from any other cause, to have been unlawfully obtained, or to be unlawfully used, to arrest such vessel and the cargo thereof (if any) and the master, and deliver them into the custody of the police.
may be levied by sale of
vessel.
(22) Every vessel, the master of which is charged with In case of having violated the provisions of this section, may be forthwith non-payment arrested and detained, unless bail to the satisfaction of a magis- by master, of penalty trate is given, until he shall either have been acquitted, or, if the same found guilty, shall have paid the fine inflicted upon him, and in case he shall fail to pay, within ten days, any fine inflicted upon him, the same may be recovered by the sale of such vessel and the balance, if any, of the net proceeds thereof, after deducting therefrom the expenses of such sale and the amount of such fine, shall be paid to the owner of the vessel if claimed within twelve months from the date of the sale, and if not claimed within that period, shall be forfeited: Provided that in case it shall be brought to the knowledge of the magistrate that there is in the Colony any consignee or agent of such vessel, no sale thereof shall be made until three days' notice shall have been given to him in writing.
upon sale
(23) Every vessel forfeited or sold under this section shall Transfer to be transferred to the purchaser thereof, at his expense, by a purchaser bill of sale from the Harbour Master, which shall confer upon of vessel. such purchaser, his executors, administrators and assigns an absolute title to such vessel.
(24) No vessel or cargo liable to forfeiture under this section shall be so forfeited unless the offence in respect of which it is Jiable to forfeiture shall be tried by two magistrates who shall have power, in their discretion, to extend the period allowed for an appeal from their decision to the Supreme Court, either before or after the expiration thereof.
Trial of offences
under this section.
[cf. sub-ss. (15) & (26).]
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(25) Every master of a junk who refuses or fails to comply Penalty for with the provisions of sub-sections (10) or (11), or who know- contraven- ingly gives untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish, shall be liable to a fine not or (11). exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(26) Every master of a vessel who violates the provisions of Penalty for sub-sections (13) or (14) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
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