Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694875064136.pdf (Guyana)
1( ----� 119 "'i!

.. � JBrttisb aiutana.

THE REGULATIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE) ACT, 19H9, AS EXTENDED TO THE COLONY BY THE EMERGENCY POWERS DEFENCE) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1939. , COLONIAL 1.

'l'hese Regulations may be cited as the Ships ('l'rausfer Restric­ Short title.

tion) Regulations, of their publication 1939, and shall come into operation in the Gazette.
on the date 2.lt shall be unlawful, except under the authority of the Board any mortgage 0£, ship, other than a Dominfo)l ship, or any share in such ship: and if any person purports or mortgage, �1;" to transfer to effect any transfer which is unlawful by virtue 0£ this regulation, then, in 0£ Trade, to transfer any British a British or mortgage addition of an offence agaisnt to the transfer or mortgage .-;,.,, these Regulations bei�g-void, he shall be guilty 3.Notwithstanding anything in section 53 of the Merchant Act, 1894, an application Shipping t,he coming into force of these ReguhttionsJ the registry be granted of a British except with the approval ship from a port iu British before or ,.ifter for the transference of Guiana shall not of the Board of Trade.
made (whethllr or Transfer mortgage of any British Ship or any share there­ in unlawful unless authorised by the Board of Trade.

Restriction on transfer of registry of ships.

57 &58 Viet c.60.

2 s. Shipping of a British Act, 1894, Act, 1906, ship registered of directions 53 of the Merchant to any alteration 48 of the Merchant Shipping Structural alterations of ships per­ missible in certain cir­ cumstance 57&58 Viet.

c.60.

6 Edw.
c.60.

6 Edw.

7. c.48 4.Nothing in section as amended by section shall apply in relation under the first mentioned given by or on beh.1lf occasion space or accommodation tional provided such particulars Board of Trade are, within alterations ficate of registry '.Penalties 5.

(1) Any person cruilty and Legal h 11 b li bl ngs.


6 a e a e- proceedi as may be so prescribed, by a registrar Act, whicb, in pursuance of the Borird of Trade, zire made on any in any such ship addi­ passengers or crew, as may be prescribed by the of the the completion certi­ on the ship's such time after enclonied ships.
for the purpose only of :riroviding of an offence under these Reo-ulatiomi of alterations for cargo, stores, of Britisl1 o :c, ( a)on conviction not exceeding thousand ment and fine, or · on indictment.

two yeari, or to a fine not exceeding to imprisonment for a term two five hundred !=lpl)ars or to both such imprison- � b) on summary conviction, to impri:;onment exceeding drecl dollars six months or to a fine not exceeding or to both such imprisonmemt and fine.
for .1 term not five hun• (2)Proceedings against any person for the purposes J:tegulations the place where that person is for the time being.

may be taken before tbe court having jurisdiction of these in ·f (3)Any summary proceedings which may be taken ag�inst a, under these Regulations person for an offence outside the countries extend m,iy, notwithstanding time for taking proceedings court within six months from the date on which he first sets foot within f ence.
of the of of that court after the commission the jurisdiction imposed by law on the in any competent committed to which these Regulations and territories any limitation be commenced by him a document or ,tpproval (4)In any proceedings tu titate that a. sanction and to be signed on behalf of the Secretary of State ur the Board of by Trade, as the case may-be, or by ,1 person who is empowered these Regulations by be evidence the Board, shall .

"of the facts stated in the document.


which nwy be done thereunder .

has been given under these Regulations, to do anything purporting Interpret a• tion.

6, In these Regulations expression:, have the meanings hereby respectively the following assigned to them- 22 Geo.

5 e.4. "

Dominion" means'any Dominion within the meaning of the statute of We.stminister, 1931, except Newfoundland; "ship" has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act, •1894.

Made this 31st day of Augiist, 1939.


E. J. WADDINGTON, Acting Governor.

.