344. Service of documents
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Merchant Shipping Acts
“Merchant Shipping Acts” means the Merchant Shipping Acts from time to time in force in the United Kingdom;
in any case by delivering a copy thereof personally to the person to be served, or by leaving the copy at his last place of abode;
if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, where there is one, or on a person belonging to a ship, by leaving the document for him on board that ship with the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the ship; and
if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, where there is no master, and the ship is in Singapore, on the managing owner of the ship or, if there is no managing owner, on some agent of the owner residing in Singapore, or where no such agent is known or can be found, by affixing a copy thereof to the mast of the ship.
Any person who obstructs the service on the master of a ship of any document under the provisions of this Act relating to the detention of ships as unseaworthy shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $200.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
Any owner or master of the ship who is party or privy to such obstruction shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.[381
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;