Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Liability for Oil Pollution
14. Issue of certificates
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate mentioned in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a ship registered in any country which is not a Liability Convention country, that there will be in force in respect of the ship, throughout the period for which the certificate is to be issued, a contract of insurance or other security satisfying the requirements of Article VII of the Liability Convention, the Director may issue such a certificate to the owner.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
If the Director is of the opinion that there is a doubt whether the person providing the insurance or other security will be able to meet the person’s obligations thereunder, or whether the insurance or other security will cover the owner’s liability under section 3 in all circumstances, the Director may refuse to issue the certificate.
owner
“owner”, in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship, or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship, except that, in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered in that State as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as its operator;
The Director must maintain a record of any certificate issued under this section in respect of a Singapore ship which must be available for public inspection.
Singapore ship
“Singapore ship” has the meaning given by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.