33. Amendment of section 57

In the MPA Act, in section 57 —

in the section heading, replace “obstruction” with “object”;

replace subsection (1) with —“(1) The Authority may, by written notice, require the owner or agent of a vessel, aircraft or other object (each called X) to raise, remove or destroy the whole or any part of X within the time specified in the notice if one or more of the following circumstances applies in relation to X:

X is sunk or stranded in the territorial waters of Singapore, and it appears to the Authority that X —

is, or is likely to become, an obstruction, impediment or danger to navigation or to the safe and convenient use or operation of the port; or

poses, or is likely to pose, harmful consequences to the marine environment or damage to the coastline; (b)X is in the territorial waters of Singapore and is, or appears to the Authority to be, abandoned.”;

in subsection (2)(a), replace “telex or registered post” with “post”;

in subsection (2)(a), delete “or” at the end;

in subsection (2), after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)sent by post to the business or registered office of the duly authorised agent of the owner of the vessel, aircraft or object;

published at least once in an English local daily newspaper; or”; and

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) To be clear, section 105 does not limit subsection (2).”.