Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 57

Transitionals

(1) Each of the following documents, namely—

   (a)  a temporary permit to remain in the waters of Hong Kong issued under
        regulation 7 of the repealed Launches and Ferry Vessels Regulations;

   (b)  a temporary operating permit in lieu of a licence or permit issued
        under regulation 8 of the repealed Launches and Ferry Vessels 
        Regulations;

   (c)  a permit to ply issued under regulation 16(4) of the repealed 
        Launches and Ferry Vessels Regulations;

   (d)  an anchorage permit issued under regulation 3(6)(a) of the
        repealed Miscellaneous Craft Regulations;

   (e)  a voyage permit issued under regulation 3(6)(b) of the repealed 
        Miscellaneous Craft Regulations, in so far as it is in force
        immediately before the commencement of this Regulation, shall be
        deemed to be a certificate of ownership and a temporary licence in
        respect of the local vessel to which it relates until the expiration
        of the period of validity it had left to run immediately before the
        commencement of this Regulation and may be dealt with under the
        provisions of this Regulation accordingly.

(2) If, in respect of a local vessel, a licence issued under the
repealed Launches and Ferry Vessels Regulations is by virtue of section 91(4)
of the Ordinance deemed to be a certificate of ownership and a full  licence,
the vessel, so long as it is painted as required by regulation 37(1) of those
Regulations, shall be deemed to have complied with section  38 until—

   (a)  the expiration of the period of validity the first-mentioned licence
        had left to run immediately before the commencement of this
        Regulation; or

   (b)  the certificate of ownership and full licence otherwise cease to have
        effect under this Regulation, whichever is the earlier.

(3) In this section—

"repealed Launches and Ferry Vessels Regulations"
(已廢除的《小輪及渡輪船隻規例》) means the
Merchant Shipping (Launches and Ferry Vessels) Regulations ( Cap 313 sub. leg.
E) repealed under section 91 of the Ordinance;

"repealed Miscellaneous Craft Regulations"
(已廢除的《雜類航行器規例》) means the
Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft) Regulations ( Cap 313 sub. leg. F)
repealed under section 91 of the Ordinance.

"repealed Launches and Ferry Vessels Regulations"
(已廢除的《小輪及渡輪船隻規例》)

"repealed Miscellaneous Craft Regulations"
(已廢除的《雜類航行器規例》)