Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE - SECT 117

Modified application of Merchant Shipping Acts

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PART XVII

APPLICATION, EXEMPTIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

(1) Such of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts as apply to Hong Kong
and are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed
so far as they relate to ships registered in Hong Kong. But in all other
respects the provisions of the said Acts shall be deemed to be in force in
Hong Kong, so far as they are applicable thereto, and to extend, so far as
they can be extended, to all ships registered in Hong Kong and to the owners,
masters and crews of such ships: Provided however that the provisions of the
Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932 (1932 c. 9
U.K.), and of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (1949 c. 43
U.K.), shall extend to Hong Kong and to ships registered therein and their
owners, masters and crews only to the extent that the same shall have been
extended to Hong Kong by Order of Her Majesty in Council. (Amended 61 of 1989
s. 13) [cf. 1894 c. 60 ss. 264 & 735 U.K.]

(2) Any offence under any of the said Acts or under this Ordinance may be
prosecuted, heard and determined summarily by any magistrate in accordance
with the provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance ( Cap 227). (Amended 63 of
1970 s. 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4) [cf. 1932 c. 9 s. 72 U.K.]