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CAP. 369]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
(1981 Ed.
Power to detain.
Application of section 69.
Notice to be given to consular officer where proceedings taken in respect of foreign ships.
Service of documents.
(c) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b), makes a statement or signs a declaration which he knows is false, or recklessly makes a statement or signs a declaration which is false, in purported compliance with a requirement made in pursuance of subsection (1)(i) of section 115,
commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
117. (1) A Government surveyor may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that it complies with this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder; and if he finds that it does not comply with this Ordinance or regulations he shall give to the owner, agent or master notice in writing stating in what respect it fails to comply and what in his opinion is required to remedy the failure.
(2) Where a notice under subsection (1) has been given to the owner, agent or master of a ship, the ship shall be detained by the Director until a certificate by a Government surveyor is produced to the effect that the failure has been remedied.
118. Where a ship is detained under any provision of this Ordinance (other than Part V) which provides for the detention of a ship until an event specified in that provision occurs, section 69 shall apply as if the ship had been detained under section 68.
119. Where any foreign ship is detained under this Ordinance, and where any proceedings are taken under this Ordinance against the owner, agent or master of any such ship, notice shall forthwith be served on the consular officer for the country to which the ship belongs, and such notice shall specify the grounds on which the ship has been detained or the proceedings have been taken.
119A
120. (1) Where, for the purposes of this Ordinance, any document is to be served on any person, that document may be served by any public officer of the Marine Department of the rank of Marine Inspector Class II or above or by any other person authorized in that behalf by the Director-
(a) in any case by delivering the document personally to the person to be served, or by leaving it for him at his last place of business or residence;
(b) if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, where there is one, by leaving it for him on board the ship with the person being or appearing to be in charge or command of the ship or a member of the crew of the ship; (c) if the document is to be served on a person belonging to a ship, by leaving it for him on board the ship with the master of the ship or with a person being or appearing to be in charge or command of the ship;
(d) if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, where there is no master and the ship is in Hong Kong-
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CAP. 369]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
(1981 Ed.
Power to detain.
Application of section 69.
Notice to be given to consular officer where proceedings taken in respect of foreign ships.
Service of documents.
(c) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b), makes a statement or signs a declaration which he knows is false, or recklessly makes a statement or signs a declaration which is false, in purported compliance with a requirement made in pursuance of subsection (1)(i) of section 115,
commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
117. (1) A Government surveyor may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that it complies with this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder; and if he finds that it does not comply with this Ordinance or regulations he shall give to the owner, agent or master notice in writing stating in what respect it fails to comply and what in his opinion is required to remedy the failure.
(2) Where a notice under subsection (1) has been given to the owner, agent or master of a ship, the ship shall be detained by the Director until a certificate by a Government surveyor is produced to the effect that the failure has been remedied.
118. Where a ship is detained under any provision of this Ordinance (other than Part V) which provides for the detention of a ship until an event specified in that provision occurs, section 69 shall apply as if the ship had been detained under section 68.
119. Where any foreign ship is detained under this Ordinance, and where any proceedings are taken under this Ordinance against the owner, agent or master of any such ship, notice shall forthwith be served on the consular officer for the country to which the ship belongs, and such notice shall specify the grounds on which the ship has been detained or the proceedings have been taken.
119A
120. (1) Where, for the purposes of this Ordinance, any docu- ment is to be served on any person, that document may be served by any public officer of the Marine Department of the rank of Marine Inspector Class II or above or by any other person authorized in that behalf by the Director-
(a) in any case by delivering the document personally to the person to be served, or by leaving it for him at his last place of business or residence;
(b) if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, where there is one, by leaving it for him on board the ship with the person being or appearing to be in charge or command of the ship or a member of the crew of the ship; (c) if the document is to be served on a person belonging to a ship, by leaving it for him on board the ship with the master of the ship or with a person being or appearing to be in charge or command of the ship;
(d) if the document is to be served on the master of a ship,
where there is no master and the ship is in Hong Kong-
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