Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
Consequential amendment to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996
Section 7 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsections:“(8) Nothing in this Act permits the Authority to create an economic regulatory framework to regulate persons operating cruise terminals with respect to any matter pertaining to the efficient, reliable and economical operation of cruise terminals, including (but not limited to) the following:
berthing allocations at cruise terminals; (b)the price charged by such persons for any cruise port services and facilities;
the operational efficiency of, and the quality of the experience of users and visitors at, cruise terminals including through the timely and seamless delivery or provision of cruise port services and facilities.(9) In subsection (8), “cruise port services and facilities” and “cruise terminal” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963.”.