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Shipping and Port Control

[1986 Ed.

Compliance by

master or owner.

Appeals.

Duty to report collisions, etc.

(a) if any term or condition of the permission is not complied

with; or

(b) if the Director considers it necessary to do so for any other

reason.

(6) Without prejudice to subsection (5), where a person with- out reasonable excuse fails to comply with any term or condition of a permission granted under this Ordinance, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.

65. Where by or under this Ordinance-

(a) any obligation or duty is placed on an owner or his agent

or on a master of a vessel;

(b) any direction is given to an owner or his agent or to a

master of a vessel; or

(c) an owner or his agent or a master of a vessel is required to

comply with any requirement,

it shall, except where it is otherwise expressly provided, be sufficient if such obligation, duty, direction or requirement is met or complied with either by the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel.

66. (1) If any person is aggrieved by a direction, decision or act of the Director, or any other person, performing or exercising any function, duty or power under this Ordinance (other than a decision of the Director under section 30(1) ), he may within 14 days after-

(a) the date on which the direction, decision or act was given,

made or done; or

(b) the date on which he was notified of the direction, decision

or act,

appeal to the Governor against the direction, decision or act by lodging the grounds of the appeal in writing with the Chief Secretary.

(2) On considering an appeal under subsection (1), the Governor may confirm, vary or reverse the direction, decision or act appealed against and make such order as he thinks fit.

(3) A decision of the Governor under subsection (2) shall be final.

67. (1) Where, within the waters of Hong Kong-

(a) a vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel, a port

facility or other property;

(b) a vessel sinks or becomes stranded or disabled;

(c) a person is killed or seriously injured on board a vessel as a

result of an accident;