Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 270

Section 270 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1)(b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)whenever it appears to the Minister that any certificated officer is unfit to discharge his duties whether by reason of incompetence, misconduct or for any other reason.”;

(b)

by deleting the proviso to subsection (1); and

(c)

by deleting subsection (3).