Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE - SECT 91

Power to deal with goods suspected of being dangerous

When any dangerous goods, or any goods which in the opinion of the master or
owner of the ship are dangerous goods, have been sent or brought aboard any
ship without being marked in accordance with section 87(1)(a) or without any
notice under section 87(1)(b) having been given, the master or owner may,
having regard to all the circumstances, including the risk to persons and
property on board the ship and the need to protect the marine environment,
dispose of those goods together with any package or receptacle in which they
are contained in such manner as he thinks fit; and neither the master nor the
owner of the ship shall be subject to any liability, civil or criminal, for so
disposing of the goods.