Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill · cl 33

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In the MPA Act, in section 57 —(a)in the section heading, replace “obstruction” with “object”;(b)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:(a)X is sunk or stranded in the territorial waters of Singapore, and it appears to the Authority that X —(i)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(ii)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.”;(c)in subsection (2)(a), replace “telex or registered post” with “post”;(d)in subsection (2)(a), delete “or” at the end;(e)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;(ab)published at least once in an English local daily newspaper; or”; and(f)after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) To be clear, section 105 does not limit subsection (2).”.

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cl 33Amendment of section 57

In the MPA Act, in section 57 —

(a)

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

(b)

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:

(a)

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

(i)

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

(ii)

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.”;

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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;

(ab)

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

(f)

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