(2) It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (1) if the person charged proves—
- (a) that he was not on board the vessel willingly; or
- (b) that he did not know that the vessel was equipped for the purposes of piracy.
Regulations. 18. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following matters—
- (a) searching vessels and persons for the prevention of piracy;
- (b) imposing such restrictions on the movements and actions of vessels and persons as may seem to him desirable in order to render such search effective; and
- (c) such other measures as may seem to him desirable for the prevention of piracy.
(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of specified provisions thereof shall be an offence, and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of five thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.
PART IV.
Repeals and Amendments.
Repeals and amendments.
(Cap. 200.)
(Cap. 218.)
(Cap. 219.)
19. (1) The Incitement to Disaffection Ordinance, the Suppression of Piracy Ordinance and the Treasonable Offences Ordinance are repealed.
(2) The enactments specified in the first column of the Schedule are amended to the extent and in the manner set out in the second column of the Schedule.
Amendments.
| 1. | Application of English Law Ordinance. | (Cap. 88)style="vertical-align:top;"|The Schedule is amended by deleting items 1, 4, 9, 23, 25, 29, 30, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 54, 67 and 70. |
| 2. | Sedition Ordinance. | (Cap. 217)style="vertical-align:top;"|Section 4 is amended by inserting, after subsection (2), the following new subsection—
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