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[接上页] (11) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Director may make rules regulating the procedures at meetings of the Committee. (12) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that rules made under subsection (11) are not subsidiary legislation. Cap 548 s 5 Functions of Committee Remarks: not yet in operation (1) Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Ordinance, the Director may seek the advice of the Committee on any matter which is connected with or incidental to- (a) the performance of his functions, or the exercise of his powers, under this Ordinance; or (b) the general regulation or control of local vessels in Hong Kong.(2) The Committee shall advise the Director on any matter in respect of which its advice is sought under subsection (1). Cap 548 s 6 Subcommittees Remarks: not yet in operation (1) The Committee may establish subcommittees and appoint the members thereof, which may include persons who are not members of the Committee, and the Committee shall appoint a chairman for each subcommittee. (2) Any matter may be referred by the Chairman of the Committee to a subcommittee. (3) The Chairman of the Committee shall have the right to attend at any meeting of any subcommittee, whether or not he was appointed as a member of that subcommittee. (4) The Chairman of the Committee or the chairman of a subcommittee may convene a meeting of the subcommittee. (5) Not less than 1/4 of the members of a subcommittee shall form a quorum at any meeting of the subcommittee but, in any case, a quorum of the subcommittee shall not be less than 2 members. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a subcommittee may co-opt additional persons as members of the subcommittee, and shall at all times furnish the Chairman of the Committee with particulars of all persons co-opted. (7) Upon the conclusion of its deliberations a subcommittee shall prepare a report covering all aspects of its work for the consideration of the Committee, which report shall be forwarded to the Chairman and the secretary of the Committee for inclusion on the agenda of the next meeting of the Committee. (8) Part VII of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1) shall apply to a subcommittee and appointments to the subcommittee- (a) as if the subcommittee were a committee; (b) except in so far as that Part is inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. Cap 548 s 7 Authorization of surveyors Remarks: not yet in operation (1) The Director may authorize in writing a person, or a person belonging to a class of persons, who is not a public officer to be a surveyor for the purposes of this Ordinance subject to such conditions, if any, as the Director thinks fit and specified in the authorization. (2) Where the Director refuses to authorize a person as a surveyor for the purposes of this Ordinance, or authorizes a person as a surveyor for the purposes of this Ordinance subject to conditions, he shall serve a notice in writing on the person setting out the reasons for the refusal or conditions, as the case may be. (3) Where the Director is satisfied that an authorized surveyor has contravened any of the conditions of his authorization, he may serve a notice in writing on the surveyor revoking the authorization and setting out the reasons for the revocation. (4) The Director, or a Government surveyor authorized in writing by the Director to do so, may carry out an audit check of any survey carried out by an authorized surveyor for the purposes of this Ordinance. (5) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the Director may authorize a person as a surveyor for the purposes of this Ordinance subject to the condition that he is such a surveyor only in relation to a local vessel of which he is the owner. (6) A certificate in the specified form issued by a Government surveyor, or surveyor authorized for the purposes of this Ordinance, in respect of a survey carried out on a local vessel may have endorsed on it a statement to the effect that the vessel is not fit to operate safely- (a) beyond the waters of Hong Kong; (b) in such other waters, if any, as are specified in the certificate. Cap 548 s 8 Approval of codes of practice by Director Remarks: not yet in operation PART III CODES OF PRACTICE (1) Subject to subsection (8), for the purpose of providing practical guidance in respect of any requirements under this Ordinance, the Director may- (a) approve and issue such codes of practice (whether prepared by him or not) as in his opinion are suitable for that purpose; and (b) approve such codes of practice issued or proposed to be issued otherwise than by him as in his opinion are suitable for that purpose.(2) Where a code of practice is approved under subsection (1), the Director shall, by notice in the Gazette- (a) identify the code concerned and specify the date on which its approval is to take effect; and (b) specify for which of the requirements under this Ordinance the code is so approved.(3) The Director may- |