136. Power of Minister to exempt and exemption certificates
Feedback & supportThe Minister may exempt any ship or class of ships from the requirements of any regulations made under this Part either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
ship
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), where a ship not normally engaged on international voyages is required to undertake a single international voyage, the Minister may, if he is of the opinion that the ship satisfies the safety requirements that are adequate for that voyage, exempt the ship from any of the safety requirements imposed by this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
international voyage
“international voyage” means a voyage from Singapore to a port or place outside Singapore or a voyage to Singapore from a port or place outside Singapore;
The owner, agent or master of a Singapore ship which is exempt from any of the safety requirements imposed by this Act or the regulations made thereunder or any of the provisions of the regulations made under this Part shall, on application to any person appointed in this behalf by the Minister, receive a certificate in the prescribed form to be called an “exemption certificate”.[153
owner
“owner”, used in relation to goods, means every person who is for the time being entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession of the goods, subject in the case of a lien, if any, to that lien;