Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 145

Section 145 of the Merchant Shipping Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “receiver”, the following definitions:“ “inland waters of Singapore” means any stream, reservoir, waterway, lake or pond (whether natural or artificial) within the limits of the territorial waters of Singapore, but excludes —

(a)

any waters within the ebb and flow of the tide; and

(b)

any place, navigable river or waters declared to be a port by the Minister under section 3(1) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A);“Public Utilities Board” means the Public Utilities Board continued under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261);”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “receiver”, the following definition:“ “reservoir” means a body of water maintained as a reservoir by the Public Utilities Board in the following areas as defined in regulations made under section 72 of the Public Utilities Act:

(a)

a Catchment Area Park;

(b)

the Central Water Catchment Area;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “salvage”, the following definitions:“ “Salvage Convention” means the International Convention on Salvage, 1989, as set out in the Second Schedule;“waterway” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Public Utilities Act;”.