Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 15

Additional licence fees

(1) Without prejudice to the liability for an offence under section  13 (2),
the Director may, in the case of-

   (a)  a local vessel which is not licensed, require the owner of the vessel
        to pay, in addition to the prescribed licence fee for the issue of an
        operating licence, the prescribed licence fees which would have become
        payable if the vessel has been licensed from the date the vessel has
        been without a licence in contravention of section 13(1);

   (b)  a local vessel the operating licence of which is not renewed from the
        date of expiry of the previous licence, require the owner of the
        vessel to pay, in addition to the prescribed licence fee for the
        renewal of the licence, the prescribed licence fees which would have
        become payable if the operating licence had been renewed from the date
        of expiry of the previous operating licence.

(2) The owner of a local vessel may be required to pay the additional licence
fees payable under subsection (1) in respect of a period prior to the issue or
renewal of an operating licence whether or not he was the owner of the vessel
during that entire period.

(3) The additional licence fees under subsection (1) shall not be payable in
respect of any period during which the operating licence of the vessel was
terminated by notice to the Director.