OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. 153 



GENERAL POWERS OF PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES. 



433. Subject to the provisions of this Part, or of any Act for the 

 time being in force in its pilotage district, every pilotage authority 

 shall, within its district, have power, from time to time, by by-law 

 confirmed by the Governor in Council, to, — 



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(fc) provide for the adjustment and decision of questions and dis- 

 putes arising between masters of ships, pilots and others, respecting 

 pilotage; 



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467. If any master of a ship which is not an exempted ship removes 

 such ship or causes such ship to be removed from one place to another 

 within the harbour of Quebec, without the assistance of a licensed 

 pilot for the pilotage district of Quebec, he shall pay to the Quebec 

 Pilots Corporation the same pilotage dues as he would have been 

 liable to pay if he had obtained the assistance of one of such licensed 

 pilot-. 



(2) This provision shall not apply to the master of any ship actu- 

 ally proceeding to Montreal or elsewhere above the harbour of 

 Quebec, in charge of a pilot for and above the harbour of Quebec. 

 R. S., c. 80, s. 49. 



PILOTAGE DUES. 



471. Xo Customs officer shall grant a clearance to any ship liable 

 tn pilotage dues at any port in Canada, where there is a duly consti- 

 tuted pilotage authority which collects the pilotage dues and at which 

 pilotage dues are payable, until there has been produced to such 

 Customs <> Hirer a certificate from the pilotage authority of the district 

 <u some oilicer or person authorized by such to grant the same, that 

 all pilotage dues in respect of such ship have been paid or settled for 

 to the satisfaction of such authority. R. S., c. 80, s. 53. 



EMPLOYMENT OF PILOTS NOT COMPULSORY. 



473. Xo owner or master of any ship shall, in any case, be com- 

 pelled to employ or to give his ship into the charge of a pilot, either 

 on the ground of his being compelled to pay pilotage dues to any 

 person or otherwise. R. S., c. 80, s. 57. 



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COM II I. -mi: v PAYMENT OF PILOTAGE DUES AND EXEMPTIONS. 



475. Every ship which navigates within cither of the pilotage 

 districts of Quebec, Montreal, Halifax or St. John, or within any 

 pilotage district within the limits of which the payment, of pilotage 



dues is, for the time being, made compulsory oy order in council 

 under this Pari shall pay pilot n-je dues, unless, — 



nch ship is on her inward voyage and no licen ed pilot offers 

 In cr\ ices as a pilot ; or, 



(b) she is exempted under the provisions of this Part, from pay- 

 ment of such dues. R. S., c. 80, s. 58. 



