Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE - SECT 101

Regulations in respect of carriage of dangerous goods

(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Secretary for Transport and Housing may make regulations for
regulating in the interests of safety the carriage of dangerous goods in ships
to which this section applies. (Amended 20 of 1996 s. 9; L.N. 106 of 2002;
L.N. 130 of 2007)

(1A) Regulations made under subsection (1) may-

   (a)  provide that-

        (i)    the contravention of any provision thereof shall be an offence;
               and

        (ii)   the owner, master or such other person as the regulations shall
               specify shall be guilty of the offence; and

   (b)  prescribe for such offence a penalty of a fine not exceeding $20000 or
        imprisonment for 2 years or both such fine and such imprisonment.
        (Added 56 of 1990 s. 11)

(2) If any of the regulations made under subsection (1) are not complied with-

   (a)  (Repealed 56 of 1990 s. 11)

   (b)  the ship shall be deemed for the purposes of section 67 to be unsafe
        by reason of improper loading.

(3) This section applies to-

   (a)  ships registered in Hong Kong; and

   (b)  other ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.