Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 67

Recovery of penalty by sale of vessel

(1) Where the owner of a local vessel, his agent or the coxswain of a
local vessel who is convicted of an offence under this Ordinance fails to pay
any fine imposed in respect of the offence, the Director may sell the vessel
in respect of which the offence was committed and apply the proceeds in
payment of the fine, and the balance (if any), after deducting any reasonable
expense incurred in the sale, shall be paid to the owner of the vessel if
claimed within 6 months after the date of the sale or forfeited to the
Government if not claimed within that period.

(2) Not less than 14 days before a vessel is sold under subsection

(1), the Director shall give to the owner of the vessel or his agent notice in
writing of the intended sale, but notice under this subsection shall not be
necessary where there is no such owner or agent or the Director is unable to
find the owner or agent.

(3) Any vessel sold under this section shall be transferred to the purchaser
thereof, at the expense of the purchaser, by a bill of sale from the Director
which shall confer upon such purchaser an absolute title to such vessel.