Cap. 58 - Employment of Young Persons and Children at Sea Ordinance

To regulate the employment of young persons and children at sea. [1 January 1933](Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2019) 1. Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Employment of Young Persons and Children at Sea Ordinance. 2. Restriction on employment on vessels of children under 15 No child under 15 years of age shall be employed or be caused or permitted to work as a member of the crew of any vessel, other than a vessel upon which only members of the same family are so employed: (Amended 55 of 1979 s. 2)Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the employment or work of any such child who is a pupil on any school ship or training ship if such employment or work is approved and, so far as may be, supervised by the Permanent Secretary for Education.(Replaced 9 of 1965 s. 2. Amended 3 of 2003 s. 41; L.N. 130 of 2007) 3. Registers of members or crews who are under 16 The master of every vessel registered or licensed in Hong Kong shall keep a register, in a form supplied or approved by the Director of Marine, of all persons under the age of 16 years employed by him on board his vessel, or a list of them in the articles of agreement, and the dates of their births.(Amended 54 of 2000 s. 3) 4. Application For the purposes of this Ordinance, the term vessel (船隻) includes all ships and boats of any nature whatsoever, engaged in maritime navigation whether publicly or privately owned, except ships of war.(Amended E.R. 4 of 2019) 5. Offences and penalties (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 2 commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3.(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 3 commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(Replaced 55 of 1979 s. 2. Amended E.R. 4 of 2019)