Singapore legislation
Clause 16
Clause 16
Amendment and renaming of Schedule
The existing Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Act is amended —
by deleting paragraph (a) of Article 3 and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)claims for salvage, including, if applicable, any claim for special compensation under Article 14 of the International Convention on Salvage, 1989, as amended, or contribution in general average;”;
by deleting paragraph 1 of Article 6 and substituting the following paragraph:“1. The limits of liability for claims other than those mentioned in Article 7, arising on any distinct occasion, shall be calculated as follows:
in respect of claims for loss of life or personal injury,(i)2 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons;
for a ship with a tonnage in excess of 2,000 tons, the following amount in addition to that mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i):for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 800 Units of Account;for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 600 Units of Account; andfor each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 400 Units of Account;
in respect of any other claims,(i)1 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons;
for a ship with a tonnage in excess of 2,000 tons, the following amount in addition to that mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i):for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 400 Units of Account;for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 300 Units of Account; and for each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 200 Units of Account.”;
by deleting paragraph 1 of Article 7 and substituting the following paragraph:“1. In respect of claims arising on any distinct occasion for loss of life or personal injury to passengers of a ship, the limit of liability of the shipowner of the ship is an amount of 175,000 Units of Account multiplied by the number of passengers that the ship is authorised to carry according to the ship’s certificate.”; and
by renaming the Schedule as the First Schedule.