Harbours amendment (1846) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

AN NO NONO

VICTORIA. BEGIN/E.

No. X.

An Ordinance to amend an Act intituled "An Act for the regulation of Pilotage and Shipping in the Harbours of. Wes- tern Australia.

HEREAS, by the second section of an Act passed in the preamble.

fourth and fifth years of the Regin of her present Majesty

Queen Victoria, intituled "an Act for the regulation of Pilotage and

Shipping, in the Harbours of Western Australia," it is amongst other

things

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things, enacted, that the Master or Commander of every Ship or Vessel entering any Port, Harbour, or Anchorage, in this colony, wherein any licensed Pilot shall be appointed, or quitting his station for the purpose of shifting berth or proceeding to sea from such Port, Harbour, or Anchorage, shall pay the several dnes respectively ap- pointed by the Governor in the regulations of such respective Port, Harbour, or Anchorage. And whereas it is highly expedient to en- courage the resort of shipping to the various Harbours of this colony, and it appears conducive to that end to abolish all charges either for Pilotage Fees or Barbour Dues;—Be it therefore enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, that from-and after the passing of this Ordinance, in any regulations to be promulgated with

No Pilotage Fees or Har- respect to . any of the Ports, Harbours, or Anchcrages of this-colony,

boar Dues to be paid. no Pilotage Fees or Harbour Dues shall be appointed td-be -paid.

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II. AND 'whereas, by the: sixth Section. , Of the said Act,;-it is amongst other things, enacted that the --Master or Commander of every Ship or Vessel arriving in any Port, Harbour, or Anchorage, in this colony, shall enter into a Bond according to a form in the schedule thereunto annexed, with one surety to be approved by the proper Officer, for the clue observance of the enactments of the said Act, and the regulations aforesaid ; and whereas the requiring.of such bond appears to be in some cases attendekwith hardshipond inconve- nience ;— Be it therefore enacted, that if the Master or Commander of any Ship or Vessel, shall deposit the Certificate of Registry of such Ship

Bond may be dispensed or Vessel with the Collector or SUbLCollector of Revenue at the Port, with Jr certificate of regis- to be by him delivered back to the Depositor or his Agent, togethertry be deposited.

with the Port Clearance, then, in every. such case, it shall be lawful for the Collector or Sub-Collector of Revenue at such Port, at his discretion, to • dispense with the execution of such Bond.

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HI. AND be it enacted; that from and' after the:'passing of this

Ordinance,: it shall not be netessary for any.perSOMto obtainthe

Persons may depart from Certificate alluded to in the tenth section of the said Act, and con-this colony without ba-

vingobtained It tificate. taMed in the schedule thereto annexed, before such perSon 'shall

he suffered to depart from this colony in any Ship or Vessel, and no Master or Coruniander of any Ship orVessel; nor,any -Surety who shall -have eritered into a' Mind jointly' with lisuth •ISster or Com- mander; shall be deemed liable - . to : aetien•or to aily penalty:thy

forfeiture-' for - having received OD' conveyed:-any: personion'hoarcl.Of Midi Ship or Vessel, after the passing of this Ordinance, who shall

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not have received such certificate, any thing in the said Act to the

contrary notwithstanding.

AND be it enacted, that all Pilots employed after the passing of this Ordinance, shall be subject to the same fines and forfeitures for misconduct as any hired Pilots, mentioned in the Or- dinance aforesaid.

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or repealed by arty Ordinance to be passed during the present amended. V. AND be it enacted, that this Ordinance may be amended Ordinance may be

Session.

ANDREW CLA RKE,

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Council

23rd April, 1846. 3

WALKINSHAW COWAN,

Clerk of the Councils.

Printed by authority of the Government, by E. Stirling, Perth.