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 said registered numbers, erests, badge, and marks respectively, with such modifications as the Conservators may by such regulations from time to time direct.

19. Renewal of vearly registration.—I¢ shall be lawfal for the Conservators by by-law to enact as to any or all of the classes of boats or vessels by them from time to time required to be licensed or reyistered as aforesaid, that such licence or registration shall be renewed at any interval not being less than one

year. he Jor registration.—It shall be lawful for the Conservators ta charge, in respect of boats or vessels registered under this Act, sums not exceeding the sums following ; that is to say, for each registration of a pleasure-boat not being a house-boat, a stm not exceeding two shillings and sixpence, and for each registration of a house-boat a sum not exceeding five pounds; and if such house-boat shall be more than thirty feet in length, a further sum not exceeding twenty shillings in respect of every complete five feet and the fraction of an incomplete five feet by which such house beat shall eseced thirty feet in length. ‘ 4 Provided always that nothing in this Act shall require a boat or vessel not being a house-hoat to ke registered oftener than once in three years.

12. Present registration or licence not to be affected.—Nothing in this Act shall require any vessel which may under any Act be required to be registered or licensed by the master, wardens, and commonalty of watermen and fighter~ men of the River Thames to be registered or licensed under this Act.

13, First registration.—Vor the purposes of the last preceding section a fresh registration or licence of any hoat or vessel ina class other than that in which the same was first registered or licensed shall be deemed a first registra- tion or licence,

14. Application of ss. 7, 8, 9, and 14 of The Thames Act, 1883, to all registered boats and vessels.—The provisions of sections seven, eight, nine, and fourteen of The Thames Act, 1883, &5 to registered owners of steam-launches, shall apply to the registered owners of all hoats or vessels for the time being registered pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and of the by-laws in that behalf from time to time in force, and the same section nine and section four- teen shall be read as if the words ‘boat or vessel’ therein were substituted for the word ‘steam-launch,’ and as if the words ‘this Act’ therein re‘erred to the present Act,

15. Every toat or vessel to be deemed to be in charg: of one person.—Exery hhoat or vessel nsed for pleasure navigation upon any part of the River Thames within the limits aforesaid shall be deemed to be in charge of one person, who shall be in every case a registered owner, or the person duly appointed or per- nuitted by him to be in charge, or the person hiring such boat or vessel, and, in the absence of any such person, then any person having control ar being in command of such boat or vessel.

36. Person in charge to be responsible for order.—Exery person who for the time being is in charge of any boat or vessel shall be responsible for the pre- servation of order and decency, and for the observance of the provisions of this Act ; and upon proof that an offence under this Act has been committed Ly any person on board such boat or vessel, and that the person in charge has