Hong Kong Ordinances

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE - SECT 60C

Proof of identity of master etc. in proceedings

If, in any proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance involving a vessel,
there is produced to the court or a magistrate a statement furnished under
section 60B, which-

   (a)  purports to have been signed by the accused person; and

   (b)  states that the accused person was the master, person in charge or
        person in control of the vessel at the time of the offence, the court
        or magistrate shall admit the statement as prima facie evidence that
        the accused person was the master, person in charge or person in
        control of the vessel at the time of the offence. (Added 46 of 1981 s.
        10)