Clause 18
Related amendments to Public Utilities Act
of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill
Section 72 of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261) is amended —
by deleting the word “operated” in subsection (2)(n)(ii) and substituting the words “used in operations”;
by deleting sub‑paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of subsection (2)(n) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:“(iii)the insurance requirements for such vessels;
the removal of vessels and wrecks, and the reporting of accidents, in reservoirs and waterways; and”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) The regulations made under subsection (2)(n)(ii) may provide that the Board may refuse to grant, extend or renew a permit for the use of a vessel in reservoirs and waterways if any regulation made under section 89C of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A) is contravened in relation to the vessel.”.