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Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Merchant Shipping (Pleasure Craft) Regulations 2020

Regulation 21

Warning device

Subregulation 1

Where a Singapore pleasure craft is propelled by machinery, the owner or master of the Singapore pleasure craft must ensure that the pleasure craft is equipped with an audible warning device approved by the Director that is capable of emitting short and prolonged blasts.

Subregulation 2

A person who fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Subregulation 3

In a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the person charged with the offence intended to commit the offence.