Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 22

Offences relating to local certificates of competency

(1) Any person who-

   (a)  makes, assists in making or procures to be made any false
        representation for the purpose of procuring, either for himself or for
        any other person, a local certificate of competency;

   (b)  fraudulently uses a local certificate of competency or copy of a
        local certificate of competency which has been forged, altered,
        cancelled or suspended or to which he is not entitled; or

   (c)  fraudulently lends his local certificate of competency or allows it to
        be used by any other person, commits an offence and is liable on
        conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), the
Director may cancel, or suspend for any period, the local certificate 
of competency in respect of which the offence is committed.