Singapore legislation

Clause 91

of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Bill

Clause 91

Limitation of Authority’s liability for loss or damage to or on board any vessel

(1)

The Authority shall not, where, without its actual fault or privity, any loss, damage or destruction is caused to any vessel or to any goods or other thing whatsoever on board any vessel, be liable to damages beyond an aggregate amount not exceeding in the currency of Singapore the equivalent of 1,000 gold francs for each ton of the vessel’s tonnage.

(2)

For the purposes of this section —

(a)

the amount to be taken in the currency of Singapore as equivalent to 1,000 gold francs shall be as published in the Gazette under section 136(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [Act 19 of 1995]; and

(b)

the tonnage of any vessel shall be ascertained as provided by section 136(2) of that Act, and the register of any vessel shall be sufficient evidence that the gross tonnage and the deduction therefrom and the registered tonnage are as therein stated.

(3)

This section shall be without prejudice to any limitation of liability for loss or damage which may be available to the Authority under section 136 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

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