Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Port of Singapore Authority Ordinance

Clause 3

Declaration of ports

(1)

The Minister may, after consultation with the Authority and by notification in the Gazette—

(a)

declare any place or places in Singapore and any navigable river or channel leading into such place or places to be the port within the meaning of this Ordinance;

(b)

declare any navigable channel leading into the port to be an approach to the port within the meaning of this Ordinance.

(2)

Every such declaration shall define the limits of the port or the approaches to the port, as the case may be.

(3)

Until other provision is made in pursuance of this section, the Singapore Port Limits Declaration, 1956, made under sections 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 207), shall be deemed to be a declaration made under this section. [G.N. No. S 219/56.]

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