Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Sentosa Development Corporation Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Corporation”, the following definitions:“ “float” means any floating structure normally used as a point of transfer for passengers and goods and for mooring purposes;“Harbour Master” means the Harbour Master appointed under section 18H and includes any Deputy or Assistant Harbour Master appointed under that section;“land” includes land covered by water and any interest in land;“maritime facilities” means facilities either owned by the Corporation or any lessee of any land in Sentosa that are intended primarily to be used by or for the service of vessels (including floats, ramps, hoists, parking areas, leased water areas, concessions and service facilities) located on land in Sentosa or in the waters and waterways of Sentosa;“master”, in relation to a vessel, means any person having or taking command, charge or management of a vessel for the time being;”; and
by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “member” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definitions:“ “mooring” includes anchoring;“owner” —
in relation to any area of the waters of Sentosa, means the person who has leased the area from the Corporation; and
in relation to a vessel, includes the charterer;“Sentosa” means all that part of the island known as Sentosa which was transferred to and vested in the Corporation on 1st September 1972 by virtue of section 25, the bridge known as Gateway Avenue linking Sentosa and the main island of Singapore and any land reclaimed from the foreshore of Sentosa which is transferred to or leased by the State to the Corporation;“vessel” means every description of vessel however propelled or moved and includes any thing constructed or used to carry persons or goods by water and a seaplane on or in the water, a hovercraft and a hydrofoil vessel;“waters of Sentosa” means all the tidal and inland waters of Sentosa that are —
vested in or leased to the Corporation; or
managed or controlled by the Corporation, whether or not the lands lying under the tidal and inland waters are vested in or leased to the Corporation or leased by the Corporation to others;“waterways” means any area of the waters of Sentosa providing access from one place to another, principally a water area providing a regular route for water-borne traffic.”.