Singapore legislation

Clause 29

of Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Ordinance

Clause 29

Amendment of section 315

Section 315 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the expression “of whom one shall, if possible, be the Port Officer, or a Commissioned Officer of Her Majesty’s Navy” appearing in the third, fourth and fifth lines of subsection (2) thereof;

(b)

by deleting the words “Port Officer” appearing in the first line of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Director”; and

(c)

by deleting subsection (11) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(11) Formal investigations into shipping casualties under this section shall be held in some suitable place to be appointed by the Minister.”.