Merchant Shipping (Transit of Cattle by Sea) Rules

Merchant Shipping Act

(Chapter 179, Section 237)

R 3

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[4th November 1927]

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Transit of Cattle by Sea) Rules.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“master” includes the person in charge of a vessel;

“tongkang” includes any boat, barge, lighter, or other vessel, propelled by oars only or by sail only or by oars and sail;

“vessel” includes steamers, sailing vessels and tongkangs;

“cattle” includes horned cattle, deer, horses, ponies, mules and asses.

(2) For the purposes of these Rules, 3 pigs (not being enclosed in baskets) or 4 sheep or 4 goats shall be deemed to be equivalent to one head of cattle.

[G.N. No. 2004/27]

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