Singapore legislation
Section 325
Section 325
When native sailing ships to be licensed
(1)
Except as hereinafter provided no native sailing ship shall ply at any port or place in Singapore without a licence issued by the Director unless such ship is duly registered or licensed as described in subsection (4)(b).
(2)
Every such licence shall be valid for the period of one year from the date thereof and shall be subject to such conditions, to be endorsed thereon, as the Director shall determine.
(3)
On a licence being so granted for any native sailing ship the master thereof shall cause the number of such licence to be painted on each bow, the name of the ship to be painted on the stern and the permanent number assigned by the Director to such ship to be carved or branded on the main beam or other conspicuous part of the ship. All the requirements of this subsection shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the Director.
(4)
No licence shall be granted under this section —
unless the intended licensee enters into a bond, together with one or more sureties resident in Singapore and to be approved of by the Director, conditioned in any sum not exceeding $1,000 for the observance of the conditions of such licence; or
if the ship is duly registered or licensed in accordance with the laws for the time being of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia relating to the registration or licensing of ships and such registration or licence is still in force.
(5)
Any owner or master of a native sailing ship to which subsection (4)(b) applies, who obtains or attempts to obtain or causes to be obtained a licence under this section, or who knowingly fails to report to the Director that a licence has been obtained in contravention of this section, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
(6)
A register of all licences granted under this section shall be kept by the Director and shall contain the following particulars:
the name of the licensee;
the name, rig, dimensions and tonnage of the native sailing ship;
the names of the sureties of the licensee;
the date of the licence,or such other particulars as are directed by the Minister.
(7)
The name of any native sailing ship in respect of which a licence has been granted under this section shall not be changed, nor any painting, carving or branding required by subsection (3) removed, altered or defaced, except with the approval in writing of the Director.
(8)
Every change of name, and every transfer, transmission, licensing anew, mortgage, and transfer of mortgage of, and every bill of sale over, any such native sailing ship shall be endorsed on or contained in such licence, and shall be entered in the register kept under this section.
(9)
The Director may, with the sanction of the Minister, cancel any licence granted under this section.
(10)
The owner of every licensed or registered native sailing ship shall cause such licence or certificate of registry to be kept at all times on board his ship in the custody of the person in charge of the ship and such last-mentioned person shall exhibit the same to the Director or any police officer who demands to see the same.
(11)
Failure to carry out the provisions of subsection (10) shall render any person or persons on board the ship liable to a fine not exceeding $50 and the ship may be detained.[348** Sections 349 to 360 in the 1970 Edition were repealed by Act 11/73.