Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Singapore Registry
20. Transfer to person not qualified to own Singapore ship
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A Singapore ship or any share therein must not be transferred to a person not qualified to own a Singapore ship if there is —
Singapore ship
“Singapore ship” means a ship registered, provisionally or otherwise, under Part 2 and its registry is not closed or deemed to be closed or suspended under that Part;
any unsatisfied mortgage entered in its register;
any subsisting entry made under section 24 prohibiting any dealing with the ship;
any unpaid fees within the meaning of section 213(4) with respect to the ship; and
any outstanding claim of any crew member of the ship in respect of wages which has been notified to the Director.
Where a Singapore ship or any share therein is transferred to a person not qualified to own a Singapore ship and the bill of sale is registered under section 18, the registry of the ship is deemed to be closed and the Registrar must make an entry thereof in the register.
ship
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;
This section, except subsection (2), does not apply to a Singapore ship or any share therein sold pursuant to an order of the General Division of the High Court.
court
“court”, in relation to any proceedings, includes any court having jurisdiction in the matter to which the proceedings relate;