Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Survey and Safety
109. Notification of loss of ship
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the owner, manager or agent of a Singapore ship has reason to believe that the ship has been wholly lost; or
the owner, manager or agent of any other ship has reason to believe that the ship has been wholly lost on or near the coast of Singapore,the owner, manager or agent must forthwith give written notice to the Director stating the name of the ship, its description, official number and the port to which it belongs and must state to the best of the owner, master or agent’s knowledge, the probable cause of the loss.
Any owner, manager or agent who, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with this section within a reasonable time shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
owner
“owner”, 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;