Hong Kong Regulations

PORT CONTROL (CARGO WORKING AREAS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5B

Berthing permits

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) A supervisor may, upon application and on payment of the prescribed fee,
issue a berthing permit to any person in respect of a vessel in a public cargo
working area or public water-front.

(2) A supervisor may refuse to issue a berthing permit in any case where in
his opinion it is necessary to do so in the interests of the proper management
of the public cargo working area or public water-front.

(3) A berthing permit ceases to be valid if-

   (a)  it is cancelled under regulation 21;

   (b)  the prescribed fee or the surcharge payable under regulation 5C(5) is
        not paid in accordance with regulation 22(2); or

   (c)  the vessel in respect of which it is issued-

        (i)    leaves the cargo working berth allocated to it under regulation
               5C(1) other than pursuant to a direction under regulation
               5C(4); or

        (ii)   leaves the public cargo working area or public water-front.

(4) The person in charge of a vessel shall not cause or permit the vessel to
remain in a public cargo working area or public water-front unless- (L.N. 71
of 1999)

   (a)  there is a valid berthing permit issued in respect of the vessel; or

   (b)  if there is no such permit, an application for a berthing  permit in
        respect of the vessel has been made under paragraph (1), and the
        supervisor has not refused to issue the permit.

(5) (Repealed L.N. 71 of 1999)

(6) Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes paragraph

(4) shall be guilty of any offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine
of $20000 and to imprisonment for 1 year. (L.N. 332 of 1982)