89. Medicines to be provided and kept on board certain ships
Feedback & supportEvery British ship, whether registered within or without Singapore, whose voyage commences from any port in Singapore, shall have on board a sufficient supply of medicines and appliances suitable for diseases and accidents likely to happen on sea voyages according to such scale as is from time to time issued by the Minister and published in such manner as the Minister notifies.
ship
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;
In default thereof, the owner or master of every such ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $200.
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;
This section shall not apply to ships navigating between the United Kingdom and any port in Singapore and coming within section 200 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1984 [U.K. 1984 c. 60].[102