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Part 2 · Singapore Registry

43. Power of Authority to close registry and cancel certificate of registry

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(1)

The Authority may close the registry of a Singapore ship (except in relation to any unsatisfied mortgages entered therein) and cancel its certificate of registry for any contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any international convention applicable to Singapore.

(2)

The Authority may close the registry of a Singapore ship (except in relation to any unsatisfied mortgages entered therein) and cancel its certificate of registry if the Authority is satisfied that it is not in the public interest for the ship to continue to be registered as a Singapore ship.

(3)

Where the registry of a ship is closed under this section, the registered owner of the ship at the time of the closure who fails to deliver up the certificate of registry to the Registrar for cancellation within 30 days of the closure shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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