Section 277 — Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960

(a)

anything which is required to be, or may be, prescribed under this

Ordinance;

(b)

the construction of ships and the carriage of passengers and cargo;

(c)

the control of ports, harbours and wharves including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing –

(i)

the imposition of dues, including the exemption of any class of ship from the payment of all or any dues, and the distraint of the equipment and other things of or belonging to any ship for non-payment of such dues; and

(ii)

the loading, unloading and delivery of cargo and the exercise of a right of lien over cargo for freight, dues or other charges unpaid in respect thereof;

(iii)

the expenditure (capital and recurrent) and revenues of any port or part thereof;

(d)

the establishment of optional pilot areas, the establishment of pilotage authorities and, if considered desirable, their incorporation, the examination and licensing of pilots and their rights, duties and liabilities, pilotage dues, the liability of masters and others when employing a pilot and all other matters relating to pilotage;

(e)

subject to the prior approval of the Secretary of State, the implementation, in whole or in part, of any international convention relating to Merchant

Shipping or to any matter incidental thereto or connected therewith;

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(f)

the control of vessels operating within North Borneo (other than naval vessels of Her Majesty, or of the Government of any part of the

Commonwealth, or of a foreign Government) for which no other provision has been made in this Ordinance or by any other enactment, or which has been generally or partially exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance;

(g)

the procedure to be followed in proceedings under Part VI;

(h)

the imposition of buoys and light dues, the establishment of a buoys and lights fund and the administration thereof;

(i)

the relief and return of distresses seamen; and the recovery of expenses incurred in connection therewith;

(j)

the classification of coastal trade ships, either in relation to the seaworthiness of such ships or the manning thereof, and restricting the area of the coastal trade limits within which any class of such ships may ply;

(k)

fees and charges including fees and charges related to or connected with the registration of British ship in North Borneo; and

(l)

documents and forms, their admissibility in evidence and their exemption from stamp duty.

(2)

Any such regulations may provide a penalty for the breach or contravention thereof not exceeding imprisonment for one month or a fine of one thousand dollars.

Application of subsidiary legislation.