Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Liability of registered owner
(1)
This section applies where —
a ship is involved in a maritime casualty resulting in a wreck in Singapore’s Convention area; and
costs are incurred by the Director for locating, marking and removing the wreck under Part 3.
(2)
Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the registered owner of the ship is liable for the Director’s costs.
(3)
The registered owner of a ship is not liable for the Director’s costs if or to the extent that liability for the costs would conflict with —
a convention listed in paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Convention if Singapore is a party to the convention and the convention is in force in Singapore;
any enactment implementing such a convention; or
any other provision specified in an order made by the Authority, with the approval of the Minister, and published in the Gazette.
(4)
The registered owner of a ship is not liable for the Director’s costs if the registered owner of the ship proves that an exception set out in paragraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article 10 of the Convention applies.
(5)
Where the registered owner of each of 2 or more ships is liable for costs under this section but the costs for which each is liable cannot reasonably be separated, the registered owners are jointly liable for the total costs.
(6)
For the purposes of this section, a reference to the registered owner of the ship is a reference to the registered owner of the ship involved in the maritime casualty resulting in the wreck at the time of the maritime casualty.