Hong Kong Regulations

CONSULAR RELATIONS (MERCHANT SHIPPING) (SPANISH STATE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4

Proceedings relating to offences committed on board ships belonging to the Spanish State

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

Where an offence is alleged to have been committed on board any ship belonging
to the Spanish State by the master or a member of the crew, proceedings for
the offence instituted otherwise than at the request or with the consent of a
consular officer of the Spanish State shall not be entertained by any court in
Hong Kong, unless-

   (a)  the offence is alleged to have been committed-

        (i)    by or against- (A) a British citizen, a British Dependent
               Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen; or (B) a
               British subject; or (C) a British protected person; or (80 of
               1982 s. 3)

        (ii)   against a person other than the master or a member of the crew;
               or

   (b)  the offence is one involving the tranquillity or safety of a port, or
        the law relating to safety of life at sea, public health, oil
        pollution, wireless telegraphy, immigration, or customs; or

   (c)  the offence is one punishable (on a first conviction) with
        imprisonment for a term that may extend to 5 years or with a more
        severe sentence.