| An Ordinance to provide for the registration of ships in Hong Kong and for related matters. (Enacted 1990) [3 December 1990] L.N. 366 of 1990 (Originally 74 of 1990) Cap 415 s 1 Short title PART I PRELIMINARY (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Registration) Ordinance. (2) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1990) Cap 415 s 2 Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "authorized surveyor" (特许验船师) means a surveyor appointed by a Certifying Authority referred to in section 13 for the purposes of the tonnage regulations; "builder's certificate" (建造证明书), in relation to a ship, means a certificate signed by the builder of the ship and containing a true account of- (a) the proper denomination and tonnage of the ship, as estimated by him; (b) the date when and place where the ship was built; and (c) the name of the person on whose account the ship was built;"certificate of deletion" (终止注册证明书) means a certificate of deletion issued under section 65; "certificate of provisional registry" (临时注册证明书) means a certificate of provisional registry granted under section 30 and a new certificate of provisional registry granted under section 35; "certificate of registry" (注册证明书) means a certificate of registry granted under section 24, 77 or 98 and a new certificate of registry granted section 35 or 83; "certificate of survey" (验船证明书) means a certificate granted by an authorized surveyor under section 14; "certificate or declaration of marking" (标记证明书或声明书), in relation to a ship, means- (a) a certificate signed by an authorized surveyor; or (b) a declaration made in Hong Kong by one or more of the owners or by the demise charterer of the ship,certifying or declaring, as the case may be, that the ship's name and port of registry have been marked as directed by the Registrar;"commencement date" (生效日期) means the date appointed by the Governor under section 1(2) for the coming into operation of this Ordinance; "demise charter" (转管租约) means a charter party by which a ship is chartered or let by demise and under which the demise charterer has the possession of the ship and has control of all matters relating to the navigation and operation of the ship including employment of the master and crew; (Amended 9 of 2001 s. 2) "demise charterer" (转管租约承租人) means the charterer of a ship under a demise charter, and in relation to a registered or provisionally registered ship means a person registered as demise charterer under this Ordinance; "Director" (处长) means the Director of Marine; "foreign certificate of deletion" (外地终止注册证明书), in relation to a ship, means a certificate or other document issued by the relevant authority of a place outside Hong Kong and certifying or stating, as the case may be, to the effect that the ship has been deleted from the register of ships in that place; "Government" (政府) means the Government of Hong Kong; "identity card" (身分证), in relation to any person, means an identity card issued to that person under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "instructions" (指示) means administrative instructions issued by the Director under section 5; "lodged" (送交) means delivered to and accepted by the Registrar in accordance with this Ordinance; "master" (船长) includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of any ship; "owner" (船东), in relation to a registered or provisionally registered ship, means a person registered as owner under this Ordinance; "provisionally registered" (临时注册), in relation to a ship, means provisionally registered under section 28; "qualified person" (合资格的人) has the meaning assigned to it by section 11(4); "register" (注册纪录册) means the register of ships kept under section 7; "registered" (注册), in relation to a ship, means registered under this Ordinance; "registrable" (可注册), in relation to a ship, means able to be registered under this Ordinance; "the Registrar" (注册官) means any person appointed as a Registrar of Ships under section 4(1) and, where the term is used in connection with a power or function for the time being exercised by the Director pursuant to section 4(3), includes the Director; "representative person" (代表人), in relation to a ship, means the representative person for the time being appointed in relation to the ship under section 68; "ship" (船舶) means, subject to section 3, every description of vessel capable of navigating in water not propelled by oars, and includes any ship, boat or craft and an air-cushion vehicle or similar craft used wholly or partly in navigation in water; "sub-demise charter" (再转管租约) means a sub-charter party by which a ship is sub-chartered or sublet by demise by the demise charterer and under which the sub-demise charterer has the possession of the ship and has control of all matters relating to the navigation and operation of the ship including employment of the master and the crew; (Added 9 of 2001 s. 2) |
