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REGULATIONS
FOR MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE,
SANCTIONED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE IN
PURSUANCE OF S. 114 (2) OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894.
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These Regulations are distinct from, and
in addition to, those contained in
the Act, and are sanctioned but not universally required
by Law. All or any
of them may be adopted by agreement between a Master and
his Crew, and
thereupon the offences specified in such of them as are
so adopted will be
legally punishable by the appropriate Fines or
Punishments. These Regulations, however, are not to apply to
Certificated Officers.
These Regulations are all numbered, and the numbers of
such of them as are
adopted must be inserted in the space left for that
purpose in the Agreement,
page 1, and the following copy of these Regulations must
be made to correspond
with the Agreement by erasing such of the Regulations as
are not adopted,
The signature or initials of the Superintendent of a
Mercantile Marine Office, or
Consular or Colonial Officer before whom the Agreement
is made, must be
placed opposite such of the Regulations as are adopted.
For the purpose of legally enforcing any
of the following penalties, the same
steps must be adopted as in the case of other Offences
punishable under the
Act; that is to say, a statement of the Offence must,
immediately after its commission, be entered in the Official Log
Book by the direction of the Master, and must at the same time
be attested to be true by the signatures of the Master
and the Mate, or one of the Crew; and a copy of such
entry must he furnished,
or the same must be read over to the Offender, before
the ship reaches any Port
or departs from the Port at which she is; and an entry
that the same has been
so furnished or read over, and of the reply, if any, of
the Offender, must be
made and signed in the same manner as the entry of the
Offence. These
entries must, upon, discharge of the Offender, be shown
to the Superintendent
of a Mercantile Marine Office before whom the Offender
is discharged; and if
he is satisfied that the Offence is proved, and that the
entries have been
properly made, the Fine must be deducted from the
Offender's wages, and paid
over to the Superintendent.
If, in consequence of subsequent Good Conduct, the Master
thinks fit to remit
or reduce any Fine upon any Member of his Crew which has
been entered in
the Official Log, and signifies the same to the
Superintendent, the fine shall be
remitted or reduced accordingly. If wages are contracted
for by the Voyage or
by Share, the amount of the Fines is to be ascertained
in the manner in which
the Amount of Forfeiture is ascertained in similar cases
under Sect. 234.
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OFFENCE (AND FINE) |
| (One) Striking or assaulting any person on
Board or belonging to the Ship (if not otherwise prosecuted)
Five Shillings.
(Two) Bringing or having on Board spirituous liquors. Five
Shillings.
(Three) Drunkenness. First Offence. Five Shillings.
Second and for each subsequent Offence. Ten Shillings.
(Four) Taking on Board and keeping possession of any
fire-arms, knuckle-duster, loaded cane, slung-shot, sword-stick,
bowie knife, dagger, or any other offensive weapon or offensive
instrument, without the concurrence of the Master, for every day
during which a seaman retains such weapon or instrument. Five
Shillings.
(Five) Insolent or contemptuous language or behaviour to
the Master or Officers, or disobedience to lawful commands, if
not otherwise dealt with according to law. Five
Shillings. |
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