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[接上页] (i) the name and address of a person, resident in and having a shore address in Hong Kong, who has agreed to act as the agent of the owner for the purposes of these regulations; or (ii) if no such person has agreed to act as the agent of the owner, a Marine Licensing Station or a Fish Marketing Organization market or depot, as the address of the owner of the vessel for the purposes of these regulations.(2) An applicant who is acting as agent for the owner of the vessel shall furnish to the Director a written agreement signed by the owner authorizing him to apply for the licence and to comply with all requirements connected therewith. (3) If the applicant declares the names and address of some other person as the agent of the owner of the vessel he shall furnish to the Director- (a) an agreement in writing signed by the owner authorizing such person to act as his agent for the purposes of these regulations; and (b) an agreement in writing signed by such other person agreeing to act as the agent of the owner.(4) The Director shall cause the name and address of the owner of the vessel and the name and address of the agent (if any) of the owner as declared under this regulation- (a) to be endorsed on the licence issued under regulation 3 in respect of the vessel; and (b) to be noted in the register maintained by him under regulation 3(7).(5) The Director may refuse to issue a licence under regulation 3 if he is satisfied that an applicant has not complied with paragraph (1), (2) or (3). (L.N. 33 of 1970) Cap 313F reg 3B Licensee required to notify the Director of any change of address of the owner or his agent and any cessation of agency (1) If- (a) the owner of a vessel licensed under regulation 3 or his agent as declared under regulation 3A (if any) ceases to reside in, or have a shore address in, Hong Kong; or (b) the agent as declared under regulation 3A (if any) of the owner ceases to act as the agent of the owner,the licensee shall notify the Director thereof in writing and shall deliver the licence to the Director. (2) The time within which a licensee shall comply with paragraph (1) shall be- (a) in the case of a licensee who is a member of a Fishermen's Co-operative Society, 30 days; or (b) in any other case, 72 hours,after- (i) the owner of the vessel or his declared agent has ceased to reside in, or to have a shore address in, Hong Kong; or (ii) the declared agent has ceased to act as the agent of the owner,as the case may be. (3) If the licensee is the agent of the owner of the vessel he shall, when giving notification to the Director of the particulars specified in paragraph (1) of this regulation, comply with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of regulation 3A as if he were an applicant applying for the issue of a licence under regulation 3. (4) On receipt of a notification under this regulation the Director shall cause free of any charge the change of address of the owner of the vessel or his declared agent or the name and address of the new agent, if any, of the owner, as the case may be, to be- (a) endorsed on the licence; and (b) noted in the register maintained by him under regulation 3(7).(5) Any licensee who contravenes paragraph (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $1000. (6) The Director may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew any licence issued under regulation 3 if he is satisfied that a licensee has not complied with paragraph (1), (2) or (3). (L.N. 33 of 1970) Cap 313F reg 3C Service of documents Any document which is required or permitted under the Ordinance to be served on the owner of a vessel licensed under regulation 3 may be served upon the owner or his agent as declared under regulation 3A or 3B (if any) personally or may be served by addressing it to the owner or his declared agent and leaving the document at, or forwarding it by post to, the declared address of the owner or his agent. (L.N. 33 of 1970) Cap 313F reg 4 Obligation to obtain licence (1) No person shall possess, use, engage or let out for hire any vessel in the waters of Hong Kong unless a licence or an anchorage permit in respect of such vessel has been issued by the Director under these regulations. (2) No vessel shall go on a voyage without a licence or voyage permit issued by the Director under these regulations. (L.N. 262 of 1998) Cap 313F reg 5 Display of licence numbers (1) Every licence shall have a licence number. (2) The licence number of a licensed vessel, other than a lighter, shall be painted on each bow and on the stern of the licensed vessel by persons authorized by the Director, and no fee shall be charged unless it is a repainting occasioned by the obliteration or defacement of the licence number so painted, in which event the prescribed fee shall be charged. (3) The owner of a lighter shall cause the licence number issued to the lighter to be painted or otherwise permanently affixed, and maintained- |