205. Upper deck space to be provided for pilgrims
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Every pilgrim ship shall have reserved for the use of the pilgrims on board gratuitously by day and by night so much of the upper deck kept free from encumbrances as will provide not less than 0.56 square metres for each pilgrim on board.
pilgrim ship
“pilgrim ship” means a ship conveying or about to convey pilgrims from or to any port in Singapore, to or from any port in the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden, or to or from any port in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan:Provided that no ship carrying passengers, other than pilgrims of the lowest class, and having on board pilgrims of the lowest class in a less proportion than one pilgrim for every 100 tons of the gross tonnage of the ship, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim ship within the meaning of this Part;
Subject as aforesaid and to any rules which are made under this Part, such space may be allotted among the different classes of pilgrims in such proportion as is thought fit:Provided that not less space shall be allotted to any one class than will provide 0.56 square metres of space available for each pilgrim of that class on board.[222
pilgrim
“pilgrim” means a Muslim passenger of any age or of either sex, journeying or about to journey from any port in Singapore to any port in the Red Sea or in the Gulf of Aden or in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan, with a view to the pilgrimage to the Hedjaz or returning from such journey;Explanations.—(1) A Muslim passenger who has embarked with the intention of going to the Hedjaz, but is returning without having actually landed there, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(2) Every passenger, whether a pilgrim or not, on board a pilgrim ship shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(3) A Muslim passenger who journeys by ship to a port in India or Pakistan with the intention of going to the Hedjaz and disembarks at such port shall not be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.