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CAP. 369]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[1981 Ed.
Duration of certificates.
Cancellation of certificates.
certificate is issued and any of those conditions is not complied with, the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
26. (1) A passenger certificate, a general safety certificate, a radio certificate or an exemption certificate under section 18(3) shall remain in force for 1 year from the date of its issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(2) A cargo ship safety equipment certificate shall remain in force for 2 years from its date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(3) A cargo ship safety construction certificate shall remain in force for 5 years from its date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (3), no certificate referred to in those subsections shall remain in force after notice is given by the Director to the owner or master of the ship in respect of which it has been issued that the Director has cancelled the certificate.
(5) An exemption certificate, other than one under section 18(3), shall remain in force for the same period as the corresponding qualified certificate.
(6) If any ship is absent from Hong Kong at the time of expiry of any certificate issued under this Part, no penalty shall be incurred until the ship commences a voyage after the next departure from any port.
27. (1) The Director may cancel any certificate issued in respect of any ship under this Part, where he has reason to believe that--
(a) any declaration of survey on which the certificate was founded has in any material particular been made fraudulently or erroneously;
(b) the certificate has been issued upon false or erroneous information;
(c) since the making of the declaration of survey, the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship has or have sustained any damage or is or are otherwise insufficient;
(d) any condition on which the certificate has been issued has been contravened;
(e) the master of the ship is not exercising, or is not permitted to exercise, proper control of the ship.
(2) Where a certificate is cancelled under subsection (1) the Director may require the owner or master of the ship to which the certificate referred to have the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship again surveyed and may require the surveyor to complete a
18
CAP. 369]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[1981 Ed.
Duration of certificates.
Cancellation of certificates.
certificate is issued and any of those conditions is not complied with, the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
26. (1) A passenger certificate, a general safety certificate, a radio certificate or an exemption certificate under section 18(3) shall remain in force for 1 year from the date of its issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(2) A cargo ship safety equipment certificate shall remain in force for 2 years from its date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(3) A cargo ship safety construction certificate shall remain in force for 5 years from its date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (3), no certificate referred to in those subsections shall remain in force after notice is given by the Director to the owner or master of the ship in respect of which it has been issued that the Director has cancelled the certificate.
(5) An exemption certificate, other than one under section 18(3), shall remain in force for the same period as the corresponding qualified certificate.
(6) If any ship is absent from Hong Kong at the time of expiry of any certificate issued under this Part, no penalty shall be incurred until the ship commences a voyage after the next departure from any port.
27. (1) The Director may cancel any certificate issued in respect of any ship under this Part, where he has reason to believe that--
(a) any declaration of survey on which the certificate was founded has in any material particular been made fraudu- lently or erroneously;
(b) the certificate has been issued upon false or erroneous
information;
(c) since the making of the declaration of survey, the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship has or have sustained any damage or is or are otherwise insufficient;
(d) any condition on which the certificate has been issued has
been contravened;
(e) the master of the ship is not exercising, or is not permitted
to exercise, proper control of the ship.
(2) Where a certificate is cancelled under subsection (1) the Director may require the owner or master of the ship to which the certificate referred to have the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship again surveyed and may require the surveyor to complete a
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