Chapter:	313	Title:	SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	16B	Heading:	Closure of waters	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Where the Director reasonably believes that it is necessary in the interests of safety to close any area of the waters of Hong Kong to all vessels, or to any vessel belonging to any class, type or description of vessel, he may, by notice in the Gazette, close that area to such vessels or vessel, as the case may be.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) which has not been repealed, or which has not expired, on or before the effluxion of the period of 6 months immediately following the day on which it is published in the Gazette shall expire on the day immediately following that period.
(3) It is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (1)-

(a) is subsidiary legislation;
(b) may be in the same terms as another notice under that subsection where that first-mentioned notice is to come into operation upon or after the expiration of that second-mentioned notice;
(c) shall not apply to any vessel which is being used for any fire services, ambulance, police, customs and excise or Marine Department purpose if compliance with the notice is likely to hinder the use of that vessel for that purpose.