Distress Receipt for light dues. 1854, s. 400. made themselves liable to pay, any other charge on account of the ship in the port (k) of her arrival or discharge; and those dues may be recovered in the same manner as fines of a like amount under this Act (). (2.) Any consignee or agent (not being the owner (m) or master (k) of the ship (k)) who is hereby made liable for the payment of light dues (n) in respect of any ship, may, out of any moneys received by him on account of that ship or belonging to the owner (m) thereof, retain the amount of all light dues (n) paid by him, together with any reasonable expenses he may have incurred by reason of the payment of the dues or his liability to pay the dues. 650.-(1.) If the owner (m) or master (k) of any ship (k) fails (o), on demand of the authorized collector (p), to pay the light dues (n) due in respect thereof, that collector may, in addition to any other remedy which he or by the authority by whom he is appointed is entitled to use (q), enter upon the ship, and distrain the goods, guns, tackle, or any thing belonging to, or on board, the ship (k), and detain that distress until the light dues (n) are paid. (2.) If payment of the light dues (n) is not made within the period of three days next ensuing the distress, the collector (p) may, at any time during the continuance of the non-payment, cause the distress to be appraised by two sufficient persons or sworn appraisers, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the light dues (n) due, together with all reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus (if any), on demand, to the owner (m) or master (k) of the ship. 651. A receipt for light dues (n) shall be given by the person appointed to collect (p) the same to every person paying the same, and a ship (k) may be detained (r) at any port (k) where light dues (n) are payable in respect of any (k) Defined, § 742. (1) §§ 680-684. (m) Note to § 58. (n) § 643. (0) Includes refusal; § 742. (p) § 648. (q) § 649, s. 1. (r) § 692. ship, until the receipt for the light dues (r) is produced to the proper officer of customs. Local Lighthouses (s). of local 1862, s. 43. 652.-(1.) It shall be the duty of each of the general Inspection lighthouse authorities (t), or of any persons authorized by lightthat authority for the purpose, to inspect all lighthouses (s), honses. buoys (s), and beacons (s) situate within their area, but belonging to or under the management of any local lighthouse authority (t), and to make such inquiries in respect thereof and of the management thereof as they think fit. (2.) All officers and others having the care of any such local (t) lighthouses (s), buoys (s), or beacons (s), or concerned in the management thereof, shall furnish all such information and explanations concerning the same as the general lighthouse authority (t) require. (3.) All local lighthouse authorities (t) and their officers shall at all times give to the general lighthouse authority (t) all such returns, explanations, or information concerning the lighthouses (s), buoys (s), and beacons (s) under their management and the management thereof, as the general lighthouse authority (t) require. (4.) The general lighthouse authority (t) shall communicate to each local lighthouse authority (t) the results of the inspection of their lighthouses (s), buoys (s), and beacons (s), and shall also make general reports of the results of their inspection of local (t) lighthouses (s), buoys (s), and beacons (s) to the Board of Trade; and those reports shall be laid before Parliament. 653.—(1.) A general lighthouse authority (t) may, within Control of local lighttheir area (t), with the sanction of the Board of Trade, and house after giving due notice of their intention, direct a local authorities by lighthouse authority (t) to lay down buoys (s), or to remove general or discontinue any lighthouse (s), buoy (s), or beacon (8), lighthouse or to make any variation in the character of any light- ties. house (s), buoy (s), or beacon (s), or in the mode of 1854, 88. authori (r) § 643. (t) Defined, § 634, s. 1. 394, 395. 1862, 8. 43 (5). Surrender of local light houses. 1854, s. 413. exhibiting lights in any lighthouse (u), buoy (u), or beacon (u). (2.) A local lighthouse authority (x) shall not erect or place any lighthouse (u), buoy (u), or beacon (u), or remove or discontinue any lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), or vary the character of any lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), or the mode of exhibiting lights in any lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), without the sanction of the general lighthouse authority (x). (3.) If a local lighthouse authority (x) having power to erect, place, or maintain any lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), at any place within a lighthouse area (x), fail to do so, or fail to comply with the direction of a general lighthouse authority (x) under this section with respect to any lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), Her Majesty may, on the application of the general lighthouse authority (u), by Order in Council (y), transfer any powers (2) of the local lighthouse authority (r) with respect to that lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u), including the power of levying dues, to the general lighthouse authority (x). (4.) On the making of any Order in Council (y) under this section, the powers transferred shall be vested in the general lighthouse authority (a) to whom they are transferred, and the lighthouse, buoy, or beacon (u) in respect of which the Order is made, and the dues (a) leviable in respect thereof, shall respectively be subject to the same provisions as those to which a lighthouse (u), buoy (u), or beacon (u) provided by that general lighthouse authority (x) under this Part of this Act (b), and the light dues leviable under this Part of this Act (a) are subject. (5.) Nothing in this section shall apply to local buoys (u) and beacons (u) placed or erected for temporary purposes. 654.-(1.) A local lighthouse authority (x) may, if they think fit, surrender or sell any lighthouse (u), buoy (u), or beacon (u) held by them to the general lighthouse authority (c) within whose area (c) it is situated, and the general lighthouse authority (c) may, with the consent of the Board of Trade, accept or purchase the same. (2.) The purchase money for any lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) so sold to a general lighthouse authority (c) shall be paid out of the Mercantile Marine Fund (e). (3.) On the surrender or sale of a lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) under this section to a general lighthouse authority (c), (a.) the lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) surrendered or sold shall, together with its appurtenances, become vested in the general lighthouse authority (c), and shall be subject to the same provisions as if it had been provided by that authority under this Part of this Act (f); and (b.) the general lighthouse authority (c) shall be entitled to receive either the dues which were leviable in respect of the lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) surrendered or sold at the time of the surrender or sale (g), or, if Her Majesty so directs by Order in Council (h), such dues as may be fixed by Order in Council (h), and those dues shall be subject to the same provisions and regulations as light dues (g) for a lighthouse (d) completed by a general lighthouse authority (c) under this Act (i). for local 46, 47. 655.-(1.) If any lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) is Light dues erected or placed, or reconstructed, repaired, or replaced lights. by a local lighthouse authority (c), Her Majesty may, on 1862, 88. the application of that authority, by Order in Council (h), fix such dues to be paid to that authority in respect of every ship (d) which enters the port (d) or harbour (d) under the control of that authority (c), or the estuary in which the lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) is situate, and which passes the lighthouse (d), buoy, or beacon (d) and derives benefit therefrom, as Her Majesty may think reasonable. Application of dues. (2.) Any dues fixed under this section (in this Act referred to as local light dues) shall be paid by the same persons and may be recovered in the same manner light dues under this Part of this Act (k). as (3.) Her Majesty may, by Order in Council (1), reduce, alter, or increase any local light dues (m), so that those dues, so far as possible, may be sufficient and not more than sufficient for the payment of the expenses incurred by the local lighthouse authority (n) in respect of the lighthouses (o), buoys, or beacons (o) for which the dues are levied (p). 656.-(1.) All local light dues (m) shall be applied by the local light authority by whom they are levied (m) for the purpose of the construction, placing, maintenance, and improvement of the lighthouses (o), buoys, and beacons (o) in respect of which the dues are levied (m), and for no other purpose. 1862, s. 47. Reduction of local light dues. 3 & 40 Vict. c. 27, 8. 2. Payment house ex (2.) The local lighthouse authority (n) to whom any local light dues (m) are paid shall keep a separate account of the receipt and expenditure of those dues, and shall, once in every year, or at such other time as the Board of Trade may determine, send a copy of that account to the Board of Trade, and shall send the same in such form and shall give such particulars in relation thereto as the Board of Trade require. 657. A local lighthouse authority (n) may, with the consent of Her Majesty in Council (if they have not otherwise power to do so) reduce all or any dues receivable by them. in respect of lighthouses (o), buoys, and beacons (0). Expenses of General Lighthouse Authorities (n). 658. The expenses incurred by the general lighthouse of light- authorities (n) in the works and services of lighthouses (o), penses out buoys, and beacons (o) under this Part of this Act (q), or in of Mercan- the execution of any works necessary or expedient for the tile Marine |