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8.—(1) Without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Commissioners, if a special direction applicable to a vessel is not complied with within a reasonable time, the harbourmaster may put persons on board the vessel to carry out the direction or may otherwise cause the vessel to be handled in accordance with the direction.
(2) If there is no one on board a vessel to attend to a special direction, and after reasonable inquiry has been made the master cannot be found, the harbourmaster may proceed to act under paragraph (1) as if the direction had been given and not complied with.
(3) Expenses incurred by the Commissioners in the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) shall be recoverable by it as if they were a charge of the Commissioners in respect of the vessel.
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