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Civil jurisdic-tion concerning service on board ship or aircraft.
1968 c. 18, s. 4.
Jurisdiction over offences committed on board ship.
1968 c. 18, s. 5.
Detention on board ship for disciplinary offences.
1968 c. 18, s. 6.
Consular Relations.
[1970 Ed.
ance, the Governor may by order provide for excluding, with respect to consular posts of that State in Hong Kong and persons connected with them, any of those privileges and immunities which are not provided for by the agreement.
5. The Governor may by order make provision for excluding or limiting the jurisdiction of any court in Hong Kong to entertain proceedings relating to the remuneration or any contract of service of the master or commander or a member of the crew of any ship or aircraft belonging to a State specified in the order, except where a consular officer of that State has been notified of the intention to invoke the jurisdiction of that court and has not objected within such time as may be specified by or under the order.
6. (1) The Governor may by order make provision for securing that, where an offence is alleged to have been committed on board any ship by the master or a member of the crew and the ship belongs to a State specified in the order, proceedings for the offence instituted otherwise than at the request or with the consent of a consular officer of that State are not entertained by any court in Hong Kong unless—
(a) the offence is alleged to have been committed by or against a person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom-and-Colonies or is otherwise comprised in the definition of "national of the receiving State" in subsection (2) of section 2, or against a person other than the master or a member of the crew; or
(b) the offence is one involving the tranquillity or safety of a port, or the law relating to safety of life at sea, public health, oil pollution, wireless telegraphy, immigration or customs or is of any other description specified in the order; or
(c) the offence is one comprised in the definition of "grave crime" in subsection (2) of section 2.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an offence which affects the property of any person shall be deemed to have been committed against him.
(3) For the purposes of this section, any document purporting to be signed by or on behalf of a consular officer and stating that he has requested or consented to the institution of any proceedings shall be sufficient proof of that fact unless the contrary is shown.
7. The Governor may by order designate any State for the purposes of this section; and where a State is so designated, a member of the crew of a ship belonging to that State who is detained in custody on board for a disciplinary offence shall not be deemed to be unlawfully detained unless—
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CAP. 259]
Civil jurisdic- tion concerning service on board ship or aircraft.
1968 c. 18, s. 4.
Jurisdiction over offences committed on board ship.
1968 c. 18, s. 5.
Detention on board ship for disciplinary offences.
1968 c. 18, s. 6.
Consular Relations.
[1970 Ed.
ance, the Governor may by order provide for excluding, with respect to consular posts of that State in Hong Kong and persons connected with them, any of those privileges and immunities which are not provided for by the agreement.
5. The Governor may by order make provision for excluding or limiting the jurisdiction of any court in Hong Kong to entertain proceedings relating to the remuneration or any contract of service of the master or commander or a member of the crew of any ship or aircraft belonging to a State specified in the order, except where a consular officer of that State has been notified of the intention to invoke the jurisdiction of that court and has not objected within such time as may be specified by or under the order.
6. (1) The Governor may by order make provision for securing that, where an offence is alleged to have been committed on board any ship by the master or a member of the crew and the ship belongs to a State specified in the order, proceedings for the offence instituted otherwise than at the request or with the consent of a consular officer of that State are not entertained by any court in Hong Kong unless--
(a) the offence is alleged to have been committed by or against a person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom -and-Colonies or is otherwise comprised in the definition
of "national of the receiving State" in subsection (2) of section 2, or against a person other than the master or a member of the crew; or
(b) the offence is one involving the tranquillity or safety of a port, or the law relating to safety of life at sea, public health, oil pollution, wireless telegraphy, immigration or customs or is of any other description specified in the order; or
(c) the offence is one comprised in the definition of "grave
crime" in subsection (2) of section 2.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an offence which affects the property of any person shall be deemed to have been committed against him.
(3) For the purposes of this section, any document purporting to be signed by or on behalf of a consular officer and stating that he has requested or consented to the institution of any proceedings shall be sufficient proof of that fact unless the contrary is shown.
7. The Governor may by order designate any State for the purposes of this section; and where a State is so designated, a member of the crew of a ship belonging to that State who is detained in custody on board for a disciplinary offence shall not be deemed to be unlawfully detained unless-
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