Singapore legislation

Section 134

of Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Section 134

Interpretation of this Part

Amended by56/20043/2019

In this Part —“Convention” means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and set out in the First Schedule;“ship” in the Convention includes —

(a)

any air-cushion vehicle designed to operate in or over water while so operating; and

(b)

any structure (whether completed or in the course of completion) launched and intended for use in navigation as a ship or part of a ship.

Definition

“Convention” means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and set out in the First Schedule;

Definition

“ship” in the Convention includes —

(a)

any air-cushion vehicle designed to operate in or over water while so operating; and

(b)

any structure (whether completed or in the course of completion) launched and intended for use in navigation as a ship or part of a ship.

Amended by56/20043/2019

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