Singapore legislation
Schedule 4
Schedule 4
Consequential Amendments
FOURTH SCHEDULESection 121(4)Consequential AmendmentsFirst column Second column(1)Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 7) Section 2 (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “port” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(2)Arms and Explosives Act (Chapter 13) (a)Section 2(1) (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “Port Master” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(b)Section 35 Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore”.(3)Central Provident Fund Act (Chapter 36) (a)First Schedule, Paragraph 6 (i)Insert, immediately after item (14), the following item:“(14A) Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.”.(ii)Delete item (21).(b)Third Schedule Insert, immediately after item 15, the following item:“15A. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995.”.(4)Evidence Act (Chapter 97) The Schedule Insert, immediately after item 9, the following item:“Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore9A. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995.”.(5)Foreshores Act (Chapter 113) Section 2 (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “port” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(6)Goods and Services Tax Act (Chapter 117A) Section 21(4) (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “ship” in paragraph (a) and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(7)High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Chapter 123) Section 5(7) (i)Delete the words “section 66(1) of the Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “collision regulations” and substitute the words “section 41(1) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(iii)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “port of Singapore” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(8)Hotels Act (Chapter 127) Section 12(b) (i)Delete the words “National Maritime Board Act” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 198.”.(9)Income Tax Act (Chapter 134) First Schedule, Paragraph A (i)Insert, immediately after item 24, the following item:“24A. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore”.(ii)Delete item 34.(10)Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 137) Section 2 (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “port” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority” in the definition of “quarantine anchorage” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore”.(iii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.” in the definition of “port”.(11)Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Act 19 of 1995) (a)Section 2(1) (i)Delete the definition of “Authority” and substitute the following definition:“ “Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(ii)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “harbour craft” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(iii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.” in the definition of “harbour craft”.(iv)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “Port Master” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(v)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.” in the definition of “Port Master”.(b) — Delete the word “Government” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substitute in each case the word “Authority”: sections 202(1), (3) and (4) and 203(2), (3).(c) — Delete the word “Minister” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substitute in each case the word “Authority”: sections 4(1) and (2), 43(1) and (2) (and the marginal note), 51(2), 214 and 216(2)(f).(d) — Delete the word “Minister” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substitute in each case the words “Authority, with the approval of the Minister”: sections 8(1), 44(2) and (3), 45(1) and (2), 47(1), 54(1) and (2), 58, 70(1), 73(1), 80(1), 81(2), 85(3), 87(1), 89(2), 90, 91(1), 96(2), 97, 100(1), (2) and (3), 116(1) and (2), 121(1), 213(1) and 216(1) and (2).(e)Section 100 Delete the word “Minister” in the marginal note and substitute the word “Authority”.(f)Section 213(5) (i)Delete subsection (5) and substitute the following subsection:“(5) All moneys recovered or received under this Act shall be paid to the Authority except that the annual tonnage tax paid under section 14(2) shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.(ii)Delete the word “Minister” in the marginal note and substitute the word “Authority”.(12)Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act (Chapter 180) (a)Section 2(1) (i)Delete the definition of “Authority” and substitute the following definition:“ “Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(ii)Delete the definition of “port” and substitute the following definition:“ “port” has the same meaning as in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(b) — Delete the words “Minister may” wherever they appear in sections 13(4) and 14(3) and substitute in each case the words “Authority may, with the approval of the Minister,”.(c)Section 13(5) Delete I the words “of the Marine Department or” in the third and fourth lines.(d)Section 20(1) Delete the words “the Authority or” in the first and fifth lines.(e)Section 26 Delete the words “the Marine Department or” in the second and third lines.(13)Port of Singapore Authority Act (Chapter 236) (a)Section 2 (i)Delete the definitions of “beacon”, “buoy”, “dues”, “harbour craft”, “lighthouse”, “Pilotage Committee”, “pilotage district”, “port dues” and “Port Master”.(ii)Insert, immediately after the definition of “container”, the following definition:“ “dangerous cargoes” has the same meaning as in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(iii)Delete the definition of “port” and substitute the following definition:“ “port” has the same meaning as in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(b)Section 9 Delete paragraphs (b), (d) and (e).(c)Section 58(1) Delete subsection (1) and substitute the following subsection:“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may levy such rates as the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister and by notification in the Gazette, from time to time prescribe for the use of premises, works or appliances belonging to the Authority and for services or facilities provided by the Authority.”.(d)Section 61 Delete the words “dues or”.(e) — Delete the word “dues,” wherever it appears in sections 64 (and the marginal note) and 65.(f)Section 66 (i)Delete paragraphs (a), (b), (f), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (q), (r), (s), (v), (w), (y) and (z) of subsection (1).(ii)Delete the words “and the waters of the port and the approaches to the port” in paragraph (p) of subsection (1).(iii)Delete paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (i) of subsection (2).(iv)Delete subsection (3).(g)Section 77 (i)Delete the words “The Port Master or his authorised representative or any officer” in subsection (1) and substitute the words “Any officer”.(ii)Delete the words “the Port Master or his authorised representative or” in subsection (2).(h)Section 86(2) Delete the words “section 91” and substitute the words “section 68 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(i)Section 96 (i)Delete subsection (1).(ii)Delete the words “Pilotage Committee and” in the marginal note.(j)Section 99 Repeal the section and substitute the following section:“Limitation of Authority’s liability for loss or damage to or on board any vessel99.—
The Authority shall not, where without its actual fault or privity, any loss, damage or destruction is caused to any vessel or to any goods or other thing whatsoever on board any vessel, be liable to damages beyond an aggregate amount not exceeding in the currency of Singapore the equivalent of 1,000 gold francs for each tonne of the vessel’s tonnage.(2) For the purposes of this section —
the amount to be taken in the currency of Singapore as equivalent to 1,000 gold francs shall be as published in the Gazette under section 136(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [Act 19 of 1995]; and
the tonnage of any vessel shall be ascertained as provided by section 136(2) of that Act, and the register of any vessel shall be sufficient evidence that the gross tonnage and the deduction therefrom and the registered tonnage are as therein stated.(3) This section shall be without prejudice to any limitation of liability for loss or damage which may be available to the Authority under section 136 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [Act 19 of 1995].”.(k)Section 120 (i)Delete the words “dues or” wherever they appear therein.(ii)Delete the words “dues and” in the marginal note.(l) — Repeal sections 3, 30, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 107, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 127 and 138.(14)Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act (Chapter 243) (a)Section 2(1) (i)Delete the definition of “appointed authority” and substitute the following definitions:“ “appointed authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995 and any person appointed by the Minister for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder;“Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(ii)Delete the definition of “port” and substitute the following definition:“ “port” has the same meaning as in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995;”.(iii)Delete the definition of “Port Master” and substitute the following definition:“ “Port Master” means the Port Master appointed under section 15 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995 and includes any Deputy Port Master appointed under that section;”.(iv)Delete the definition of “Port of Singapore Authority”.(b)Section 4(5) Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority” and substitute the word “Authority”.(c) — Delete the words “Minister may” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substitute in each case the words “Authority may, with the approval of the Minister,”: sections 6(5), 7(4), 10(4), 11(8), 12(1) and (2), 13(1) and (2) and 34(1) and (2).(d) — Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority” in sections 11 and 23(3) and substitute in each case the word “Authority”.(e)Section 34 (i)Delete the word “him” in subsection (1) and substitute the words “the Authority”.(ii)Delete the word “Minister” wherever it appears in subsections (2)(a), (b) and (c) and (3)(d) and substitute in each case the word “Authority”.(15)Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995 (Act 24 of 1995) Section 2(1) (i)Delete the words “Port of Singapore Authority Act” in the definition of “master” and substitute the words “Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995”.(ii)Delete the marginal reference “Cap. 236.”.(16)Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act (Chapter 319) The Schedule, Part I Insert, immediately after item 9, the following item:“Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore9A. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1995.”.(17)Statutory Corporations (Contributions to Consolidated Fund) Act (Chapter 319A) The Schedule Delete item 4 and substitute the following item:“Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
4. Maritime and Port and Authority of Singapore Act 1995.”.