Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 53

Appeals against decisions of Director

(1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision made in respect of him under any
of the following sections may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board—

   (a)  section 10 (refusing to issue a certificate of ownership);

   (b)  section 15 or 17 (refusing to issue or renew a full licence);

   (c)  section 18 or 20 (attaching conditions or restrictions to a
        full licence or temporary licence);

   (d)  section 19 (refusing to issue or renew a temporary licence);

   (e)  section 23 (including that section as applied by section 29)

(refusing to issue or endorse a certificate of ownership, etc. on transfer of
a local vessel);

   (f)  section 26 (refusing an application for a person to be named as
        interim owner);

   (g)  section 33, 34 or 35 (cancelling or suspending a full licence or
        temporary licence);

   (h)  section 44 (order to close a floating restaurant).

(2) An appeal under subsection (1) may be made within 14 days after the person
aggrieved has received notice of the decision.

(3) The effect of a decision that is appealed against under subsection (1)
shall be suspended as from the day on which the appeal is made until such
appeal is disposed of, withdrawn or abandoned unless—

(a) such suspension is, in the opinion of the Director, inappropriate having
regard to the material considerations; and

   (b)  the notice of the decision—

        (i)    contains a statement of the Director's opinion; and

        (ii)   states the ground on which the Director's opinion is based.