Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 8

Approval of codes of practice by Director

PART III

CODES OF PRACTICE

(1) Subject to subsection (8), for the purpose of providing practical guidance
in respect of any requirements under this Ordinance, the Director may-

   (a)  approve and issue such codes of practice (whether prepared by him or
        not) as in his opinion are suitable for that purpose; and

   (b)  approve such codes of practice issued or proposed to be issued
        otherwise than by him as in his opinion are suitable for that purpose.

(2) Where a code of practice is approved under subsection (1), the Director
shall, by notice in the Gazette-

   (a)  identify the code concerned and specify the date on which its approval
        is to take effect; and

   (b)  specify for which of the requirements under this Ordinance the code is
        so approved.

(3) The Director may-

   (a)  from time to time revise the whole or any part of any code of 
        practice prepared by him under this section; and

   (b)  approve any revision or proposed revision of the whole or any part of
        any code of practice for the time being approved under this section,
        and the provisions of subsection (2) shall, with the necessary
        modifications, apply in relation to the approval of any revision under
        this subsection as they apply in relation to the approval of a
        code of  practice under subsection (1).

(4) The Director may at any time withdraw his approval from any
code of practice approved under this section.

(5) Where under subsection (4) the Director withdraws his approval from a
code of practice approved under this section, he shall, by notice in the
Gazette, identify the code concerned and specify the date on which his
approval of it is to cease to have effect.

(6) References in this Ordinance to an approved code of practice are
references to that code as it has effect for the time being by virtue of any
revision of the whole or any part of it approved under this section.

(7) The power of the Director under subsection (1)(b) to approve a
code of practice issued or proposed to be issued otherwise than by him shall
include power to approve a part of such a code and, accordingly, in
this Ordinance "code of practice" (工作守則) may be read as including a
part of such a code.

(8) The Director shall, before approving a code of practice under subsection
(1) or any revision or proposed revision of the code under subsection (3),
consult with-

   (a)  the Committee; and

   (b)  such other interested persons as he thinks fit.

(9) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that different codes of
practice may be approved under subsection (1) for different classes of
local vessels, and may be so approved for the same or different requirements
referred to in that subsection.

"code of practice" (工作守則)