Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 19

Issue or renewal of temporary licence

Temporary licence: Application, issue and renewal

(1) Where—

   (a)  a local vessel is not eligible for issue or renewal of a full 
        licence; or

   (b)  a full licence for a local vessel is deemed to be suspended under
        section 32 pending the issue of a certificate of survey, the Director
        may, on application, issue a temporary licence for the vessel if the
        applicant satisfies the Director that it is appropriate to issue it
        having regard to the material considerations.

(2) An application for the purpose of subsection (1) in respect of a local
vessel may be made—

   (a)  by the certificated owner or his agent; or

   (b)  by a person applying for certification as the owner or the person's
        agent.

(3) An application shall be made in the specified form and shall be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4) A temporary licence shall be in such form as the Director may determine.

(5) A temporary licence shall be issued for such period as may be determined
by the Director and specified in the licence, which shall not exceed 12
months, beginning from the date of issue of the licence.

(6) A temporary licence for a local vessel may be renewed on an application
made not earlier than 2 months prior to the expiry of the licence, and
subsections (1) to (5), with necessary modifications, apply to an application
for renewal of a temporary licence as they apply to an application for its
issue.

(7) A renewal of the temporary licence in respect of a local vessel before the
expiry of the licence shall take effect on the day following the day of the
expiry.

(8) If the Director refuses to issue or renew a temporary licence, he shall
notify the applicant of the refusal and the reasons therefor. (L.N. 63 of
2004)