(2) A health officer may permit a cross-boundary vessel that has not been granted free pratique to proceed to an anchorage that is not a quarantine anchorage.
(3) The operator of a cross-boundary vessel that is in a quarantine anchorage or in an anchorage referred to in subsection (2)—
- (a) shall not remove the vessel from there until it is released with the permission of a health officer; and
- (b) shall move the vessel to any part of the anchorage as and when required by the Director of Marine.
(4) Despite subsection (3), the vessel may be removed from the quarantine anchorage because of stress of weather, but the operator shall move the vessel back to the quarantine anchorage immediately after such stress of weather subsides.
(5) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 2 months.
52. No disembarking of any person and unloading of articles without free pratique
(1) An operator of a cross-boundary vessel that enters the waters of Hong Kong shall ensure that no person is disembarked and no article is unloaded from the vessel, unless permitted by a health officer or the vessel has been granted free pratique.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
53. Cross-boundary vessels shall not be approached without permission
(1) Where a cross-boundary vessel is showing a quarantine signal, except with the permission of a health officer, a person other than a health officer shall not approach within 30 m of the vessel or receive or take any person or article, directly or indirectly, from the vessel or from any person on board the vessel.
(2) A person who boards the vessel with the permission of a health officer shall observe such precautions as the health officer may require.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 2 months.
