STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE

STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 83.
STOWAWAYS.

To amend the law relating to stowaways, and the law

relating to river steamers.

[1st August, 1924.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Stowaways Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance 'owner' includes agent and charterer.

3. The following shall be deemed to be offences against this
Ordinance

(a)being on board any ship in the waters of the Colony with
intent to obtain a passage therein without the consent of the
owner; and

(b)arriving in the waters of the Colony on board any ship,
having obtained a passage therein to Hong Kong without
the consent of the owner.

4. Any person who is found on board any ship between Hong
Kong and the next port of call and who is unable to prove that he left
the Colony on board the said ship with the consent of the owner shall
be deemed to have been on board the said ship in the waters of the
Colony with intent to obtain a passage therein without the consent of
the owner.

5. Any person who, at some place outside the Colony
aiid the waters thereof, obtains a passage on board any
ship without the consent of the owner, and who is brought
into the waters of the Colony on board the said ship in
custody, shall, notwithstanding the fact of such custody,
be deemed to have committed the offence specified in para-
graph (b) of section 3, provided that such person was first
detained in custody on board the said ship after leaving
the last port of call before arrival in the waters of the
Colony.

6. The onus of proving the consent of the owner shall lie upon.
the accused.





7. Any person who has committed any offence against this
Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by the master or any
member of the crew of the ship on which the offence was committed.

8. Any person who commits any offence again this Ordinance
shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for nine months.

9. (1) Any person who travels or attempts to travel in any river
steamer (within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance,
1899) without paying his fare and with intent to avoid payment thereof,
and every person who aids or abets him in so doing, shall upon
summary conviction be liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.

(2) Any such person so found on board may be arrested without
warrant by any police officer or by any person in the employment of
the owner of the steamer.
Originally 3 of 1924. Fraser 3 of 1924. 6 of 1895. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Offences. Presumption. Stowaways brought into the waters of the Colony in custody. Onus. Arrest Penalties. River steamers. 6 of 1895, ss. 2 and 3. (10 of 1899.) 22 of 1950, Schedule.

Originally 3 of 1924. Fraser 3 of 1924. 6 of 1895. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Offences. Presumption. Stowaways brought into the waters of the Colony in custody. Onus. Arrest Penalties. River steamers. 6 of 1895, ss. 2 and 3. (10 of 1899.) 22 of 1950, Schedule.

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