Merchant Shipping Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Safety
225. Issue of certificates to foreign ships in Singapore and to Singapore ships in foreign countries
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country to which the Load Lines Convention applies
“country to which the Load Lines Convention applies” means —(a)a country the government of which has been declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to have accepted the Load Lines Convention, and has not been so declared to have denounced that Convention; and(b)a territory to which it has been so declared that the Load Lines Convention extends, not being a territory to which it has been so declared that the Convention has ceased to extend;
A certificate issued by the Minister under subsection (1) shall have effect for the purposes of this Act.
The Minister may request the government of a country to which the Load Lines Convention applies to issue an appropriate Load Lines Convention certificate in respect of a Singapore ship and a certificate issued in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so issued shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if it had been issued by the Minister.[245
Load Lines Convention
“Load Lines Convention” means the International Convention on Load Lines signed in London on 5th April 1966 and the regulations annexed thereto;