Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 (Act 6 of 2014) is amended by deleting the definition of “Convention” and substituting the following definition:“ “Convention” means the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 adopted by the International Labour Organization at Geneva on 23 February 2006 and —

(a)

includes any amendment to the Convention which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government; and

(b)

where the context admits or requires, includes the Regulations, and the Standards in Part A of the Code, of the Convention;”.