Section 272

Shipping (Equivalent Provisions) Act, 1925, directed that any provisions of the Merchant

Shipping Acts which apply to foreign ships, or to British ships registered in any part of the

Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom, or to ships registered in a port of a territory over which Her Majesty exercises jurisdiction, while such ships are in port of the United Kingdom, but not otherwise, shall not apply to the ships of any foreign country, or to ships registered in any part of the Commonwealth, or to ships registered in any territory as aforesaid, which is specified in such Order in Council, while such ships are within any part of the United Kingdom, if it is proved in respect of any such ship that it complies with the corresponding provisions of the law of such foreign country or part of the Commonwealth or territory applicable to it, no provisions of this Ordinance corresponding to any such provisions of the Merchant Shipping

Acts as aforesaid shall apply to any ship of such foreign country or to any ship registered in such part of the Commonwealth, or territory while it is within any port in North Borneo, if it is proved that such ship complies with the corresponding provisions of the law of that foreign country or of that part of the Commonwealth or territory, applicable to it.

Governor may exempt.

*273. Subject to section 128 and 183 the Governor may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, exempt any vessel or class of vessel from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any subsidiary legislation made or deemed to have been made hereunder.

* Powers delegated to Director of Marine. G.N.S. 41 of 1961.

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