Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Validation
(1)
Every amount collected before the date of commencement of this section by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (or its predecessor) (called in this section the Authority) as, or purportedly as, a fee, or interest for the late payment of a fee, for services or facilities provided by the Authority in connection with the depositing of any object or material on any part of a river, waterway or the seashore (within the meaning given by section 79(12) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996) is deemed to be and always to have been, by force of this section, validly collected.
(2)
No legal proceedings may be instituted on or after 26 September 2025 in any court on account of or in respect of any collection or payment of any amount mentioned in subsection (1).
(3)
However, nothing in subsections (1) and (2) applies to, or may be construed to affect —
any decision or judgment issued by any court given before 26 September 2025; or
any proceedings before any court commenced before 26 September 2025,in relation to the liability of any person to pay any amount mentioned in subsection (1).