Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Compensation in respect of taking space or accommodation in ships and aircraft
(1)
The compensation payable under this Act in respect of any requirement that any space or accommodation in a ship or an aircraft be placed at the disposal of the competent authority is the aggregate of the following sums:
a sum equal to the amount which might reasonably be expected to be payable for the use of that space or accommodation during the period for which it is at the disposal of the competent authority by virtue of that requirement, no account being taken of any appreciation of values due to any disaster or war, whether actual or imminent;
a sum equal to the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred for the purpose of compliance with any directions given by the competent authority in connection with the requirement.
(2)
Any compensation under subsection (1)(a) is considered as accruing due from day to day during the period for which the space or accommodation remains at the disposal of the competent authority and be apportionable in respect of time accordingly, and must be paid to the person who, at the time when the compensation accrues due, is the owner of the ship or aircraft.
(3)
Where, on the day on which any compensation accrues due by virtue of subsection (1)(a), a person other than the owner of the ship or aircraft is, by virtue of a subsisting charter or contract of hiring, entitled to possession of, or to use, the ship or aircraft, or is, by virtue of a subsisting contract, the person who would be entitled to use the space or accommodation but for the requirement in respect of which the compensation is payable, the person to whom the compensation is paid is deemed to receive it as a trustee for the firstmentioned person.
(4)
Any compensation under subsection (1)(b) accrues due at the time when the expenses in respect of which the compensation is payable are incurred, and must be paid to the person by whom or on whose behalf those expenses were incurred.