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[接上页] (6) Where an exemption certificate issued in respect of any ship registered in Hong Kong specifies any conditions on which the certificate is issued and any of those conditions is not complied with, the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10000. Cap 369 s 25A Prohibition on certain ships proceeding to sea unless relevant regulations complied with (1) This section applies to and only to a ship which is- (a) registered in Hong Kong; (b) not a passenger ship; (c) of less than 500 tons gross tonnage; (d) a vessel required to be licensed under Part IV of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap 313).(2) A ship to which this section applies shall not proceed to sea on an international voyage unless the ship complies with the relevant regulations. (3) The master of a ship to which this section applies shall, at the time a clearance for the ship is demanded in respect of an international voyage from Hong Kong, produce to the Director documentary evidence to his satisfaction that the ship complies with the relevant regulations and a clearance shall not be granted and the ship may be detained until such documentary evidence is produced. (4) Where a ship to which this section applies proceeds, or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of subsection (2), the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (5) In this section "relevant regulations" (有关规例) means regulations made for the purposes of this section under this Ordinance or under the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap 313) and applicable to the class of ship to which the ship belongs. (Added 5 of 1993 s. 4) Cap 369 s 26 Duration of certificates (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 29, a passenger certificate shall remain in force for 1 year from the date of its issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. (2) Subject to subsections (3A) and (4) and section 29, a general safety certificate shall remain in force for 1 year from its date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. (3) Subject to subsections (3A) and (4) and section 29, a cargo ship safety equipment certificate, a cargo ship safety radio certificate, a cargo ship safety construction certificate or a cargo ship safety certificate, shall remain in force for 5 years from the date of its issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. (Replaced 6 of 2000 s. 9) (3A) Where- (a) a survey of a ship is completed within 3 months before the date of expiry of a certificate referred to in subsection (2) or (3) issued in respect of the ship, any corresponding certificate issued in consequence of the survey shall be valid from the date of completion of the survey to- (i) in the case of a general safety certificate, a date within 1 year from the date of expiry of the first-mentioned certificate; (ii) in the case of a certificate referred to in subsection (3), a date within 5 years from the date of expiry of the first-mentioned certificate, specified in the corresponding certificate;(b) a survey of a ship is completed on a date earlier than 3 months before the date of expiry of a certificate referred to in subsection (2) or (3) issued in respect of the ship, any corresponding certificate issued in consequence of the survey shall be valid from the date of completion of the survey to- (i) in the case of a general safety certificate, a date within 1 year from the date of completion of the survey; (ii) in the case of a certificate referred to in subsection (3), a date within 5 years from the date of completion of the survey, specified in the corresponding certificate;(c) a survey of a ship is completed after the date of expiry of a certificate referred to in subsection (2) or (3) issued in respect of the ship, any corresponding certificate issued in consequence of the survey shall be valid from the date of completion of the survey to- (i) in the case of a general safety certificate, a date within 1 year from the date of expiry of the first-mentioned certificate; (ii) in the case of a certificate referred to in subsection (3), a date within 5 years from the date of expiry of the first-mentioned certificate, specified in the corresponding certificate. (Added 6 of 2000 s. 9)(4) No certificate referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall remain in force after notice is given by the Director to the owner or master of the ship in respect of which it has been issued that the Director has cancelled the certificate. (5) An exemption certificate shall remain in force for the same period as the corresponding qualified certificate. (6) If any ship is absent from Hong Kong at the time of expiry of any certificate issued under this Part, no penalty shall be incurred until the ship commences a voyage after the next departure from any port. (Amended 6 of 2000 s. 9) Cap 369 s 27 Cancellation of certificates |