Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 15A

Additional fees

(1) The Director may—

   (a)  in the case of a local vessel which was not licensed in accordance
        with any of the repealed regulations, require the owner of the vessel
        to pay a fee specified in subsection (2)(a); or

   (b)  in the case of a local vessel which was not renewed from the expiry
        date of the licence in accordance with any of the repealed
        regulations, require the owner of the vessel to pay a fee specified in
        subsection (2)(b).

(2) The owner of a local vessel is required to pay—

   (a)  in the case described in subsection (1)(a), a fee which is equivalent
        to the prescribed licence fee for the issue of an operation licence
        for a period—

        (i)    commencing on the date the vessel had been without a licence in
               contravention of the repealed section; and

        (ii)   ending on the relevant day; and

   (b)  in the case described in subsection (1)(b), a fee which is equivalent
        to the prescribed licence fee for the renewal of an operating  licence
        for a period—

        (i)    commencing on the expiry date of the licence; and

        (ii)   ending on the relevant day.

(3) Subsection (1) is without prejudice to the liability for an offence under
section 13(2) and the liability to pay the additional licence fees under
section 15.

(4) The owner of a local vessel may be required to pay a fee payable under
subsection (1) in respect of a period whether or not he was the owner of the
vessel during that entire period.

(5) A fee under subsection (1) shall not be payable in respect of—

   (a)  any continuous period exceeding 6 months during which the vessel had
        not been in use if the owner of the vessel produces evidence to that
        effect to the satisfaction of the Director; or

   (b)  any period during which the licence of the vessel was terminated by
        notice to the Director.

(6) In this section— “relevant day” (有關日期) means the day of the
commencement* of this section; “repealed regulations” (已廢除規例)
means the Merchant Shipping (Launches and  Ferry Vessels) Regulations (
Cap 313 sub. leg. E), the Merchant Shipping  (Miscellaneous Craft) Regulations
( Cap 313 sub. leg. F) and the Merchant 
Shipping (Pleasure Vessels) Regulations ( Cap 313 sub. leg. G) repealed by
this Ordinance; “repealed section” (已廢除條文) means section 26 of
the Shipping and Port  Control Ordinance ( Cap 313) repealed by this
Ordinance. (Added 24 of 2005 s. 8)
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* Commencement date: 2 January 2007. “relevant day” (有關日期)
“repealed regulations” (已廢除規例) “repealed section”
(已廢除條文)