Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 11

Repeal and re-enactment of section 166

Section 166 of the Merchant Shipping Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Recourse for life salvage payment166.—

(1)

This section applies where —

(a)

services are rendered wholly or in part within Singapore in saving life from any ship or elsewhere in saving life from any Singapore ship; and

(b)

the ship and other property are destroyed, or the sum to which the salvor is entitled under paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Salvage Convention is less than a reasonable sum for the services rendered in saving life. (2) Where this section applies, the Minister may pay to the salvor out of the Consolidated Fund such sum or additional sum as the Minister thinks fit for the services rendered in saving life.”.