Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Income Tax (Remission of Tax for Shipping Enterprises) Order 2013

Regulation 2

Definitions

Subregulation 1

In this Order —

Definition

“approved” and “international shipping enterprise” have the same meanings as in section 13F(6) of the Act;

Definition

“operating”, in relation to a ship, means any of the following: (a)the carriage of passengers, mail, livestock or goods by the ship outside the limits of the port of Singapore;

(b)

the charter of the ship for any use outside the limits of the port of Singapore;

(c)

the use of the ship outside the limits of the port of Singapore as a dredger, seismic ship, or for offshore oil or gas activity;

(d)

the use of the ship for towing or salvage operations outside the limits of the port of Singapore;

Definition

“ship” includes any dredger, seismic ship or any vessel used for offshore oil or gas activity;

Definition

“shipping enterprise” has the same meaning as in section 13A(16) of the Act.

Subregulation 2

In this Order, a reference to a ship being registered (provisionally or otherwise) under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179) at any particular time does not include a ship whose registry under that Act is closed or deemed to be closed or is suspended at that time.