364. Marking of ship
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Every ship shall, before registry, be marked permanently and conspicuously as required by section 324(1).
For the purposes of this subsection, the reference to the Director in section 324(1)(d)(iii) shall be construed as a reference to the Registrar.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
The Registrar may exempt any class of ships from all or any of the requirements of this section.
If the scale showing the ship’s draught of water is in any respect inaccurate, so as to be likely to mislead, the owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
ship
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;
The marks required by this section shall be permanently continued, and no alteration shall be made therein, except in the event of the particulars thereby denoted being altered in the manner provided by this Part.
If an owner or master of a Singapore ship neglects to cause his ship to be marked as required by this section, or to keep her so marked, or if any person conceals, removes, alters, defaces or obliterates or suffers any person under his control to conceal, remove, alter, deface or obliterate any of those marks, except in the event aforesaid, or except for the purpose of escaping capture by an enemy, that owner, master or person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, and on a certificate from a surveyor of ships that a ship is insufficiently or inaccurately marked the ship may be detained until the insufficiency or inaccuracy has been remedied.[402
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;