176. Fees at Kamaran payable by Government and recoverable from owner

In the following cases:

(a)

when a pilgrim ship proceeding from any port in Singapore calls at the Kamaran quarantine station and obtains a certificate under section 175;

(b)

when any pilgrim suffering from any disease is removed from any such ship and treated at the Kamaran quarantine station,the fees payable in respect of the certificate, and the actual expenses incurred by the authorities at the Kamaran quarantine station in the removal and treatment of such pilgrim, if not paid by the owner, agent or master of such ship, shall be payable by the Government for and on behalf of the owner.[193

Terms defined in this Act

disease
Defined · s 144
“disease” means any contagious or infectious disease of a dangerous nature;
Open s 144
master
Defined · s 2
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
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owner
Defined · s 261
“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;
Open s 261
pilgrim
Defined · s 144
“pilgrim” means a Muslim passenger of any age or of either sex, journeying or about to journey from any port in Singapore to any port in the Red Sea or in the Gulf of Aden or in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan, with a view to the pilgrimage to the Hedjaz or returning from such journey;Explanations.—(1) A Muslim passenger who has embarked with the intention of going to the Hedjaz, but is returning without having actually landed there, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(2) Every passenger, whether a pilgrim or not, on board a pilgrim ship shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(3) A Muslim passenger who journeys by ship to a port in India or Pakistan with the intention of going to the Hedjaz and disembarks at such port shall not be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.
Open s 144
pilgrim ship
Defined · s 144
“pilgrim ship” means a ship conveying or about to convey pilgrims from or to any port in Singapore, to or from any port in the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden, or to or from any port in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan:Provided that no ship carrying passengers, other than pilgrims of the lowest class, and having on board pilgrims of the lowest class in a less proportion than one pilgrim for every 100 tons of the gross tonnage of the ship, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim ship within the meaning of this Part;
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port
Defined · s 2
“port” has the same meaning as in the Port of Singapore Authority Act;
Open s 2
ship
Defined · s 2
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;
Open s 2

Report

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