Section 12, The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000

(1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Administration shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the following Acts:— (a) the Carriage of Deck Passengers Act, 1961; [Margin: Act No. 55 of 1961.] (b) the Registration of Shipping Act, 1965. [Margin: Act No. 26 of 1965.] [Margin: Amendment of Act No. 55 of 1961.] (2) Pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the Carriage of Deck Passengers Act, 1961 is amended as follows:— (a) in section 3, by the insertion immediately before the word "vessel" appearing therein of the following:— "Sierra Leone Maritime Administration" means the Administration established by section 3 of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000"; (b) in section 6, by the substitution for the penalties of "two hundred pounds" and "ten pounds" 10 No. 11 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act 2000 prescribed therein of "two million leones" and "five hundred thousand leones" respectively; (c) in subsection (1) of section 8, by the substitution for the words "The Minister may by notice in the *Gazette*", of the words, "The Minister, acting on the advice of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration, may by notice in a statutory instrument"; (d) in subsection (1) of section 11, by the substitution for the words "The Harbour Master, or any person acting on his behalf", of the words "The Harbour Master or any other person acting on behalf of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration,"; (e) in section 12, by the insertion immediately after the word "may" appearing therein, of the words: "acting on the advice of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration,"; [Margin: Amendment of Act No. 26 of 1965.] (3) Pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the Registration of Shipping Act, 1965 is amended as follows:— (a) in section 1, (i) by the substitution for the word "Comptroller" appearing at [illegible] end of the definition of "authorised person" of the words "Sierra Leone Maritime Administration;" (ii) by the deletion of the definition of "Comptroller"; (iii) by the insertion immediately after the definition of "registered" of the following definition:— "Sierra Leone Maritime Administration" means the Administration established by section 3 of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000"; No. 11 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act 2000 11 (c) in sections 5 to 59, by the substitution for "Comptroller" wherever it occurs in those sections of "Sierra Leone Maritime Administration"; (d) in subsection (6) of section 11, (i) by the substitution for "Minister of Finance" appearing therein of "Sierra Leone Maritime Administration"; (ii) by the substitution for the full stop at the end thereof, of a colon and the insertion of the following:— "Provided that any fees determined by the Minister and in force immediately before the commencement of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000 shall continue in force until revoked under this Act". [Margin: Transfer of register book.]