Singapore legislation
Section 139
Section 139
Issue of certificates to foreign ships in Singapore and to Singapore ships in foreign countries
(1)
The Minister may, at the request of the government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, cause an appropriate Safety Convention certificate to be issued in respect of a ship registered in that country, if he is satisfied that such certificate can properly be issued, and where the certificate is issued at such request, it shall contain a statement that it has been so issued.
(2)
The Minister may request the government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies to issue an appropriate Safety Convention certificate in respect of a Singapore ship and a certificate issued in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so issued shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if it had been issued by the Minister.[156