Singapore legislation
Section 80
Section 80
Disciplinary offences
(1)
For the purpose of maintaining discipline on board a ship, the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing any misconduct on board as a disciplinary offence and enabling the master of the ship, or any officer that may under the regulations be required or authorised to exercise the powers of the master, to impose fines on any seaman committing any disciplinary offence.
(2)
The regulations made under this section may provide for —
the fine that may be imposed on a seaman in respect of each disciplinary offence;
the procedure to be followed in dealing with the disciplinary offence; and
the circumstances in which the master of a ship may remit the whole or part of any fine imposed thereunder.