Singapore legislation

Section 149

of Port of Singapore Authority Act

Section 149

Transitional provisions

(1)

Any fund, scheme, contract, document, licence, permission or resolution constituted, prepared, made, granted or approved under the Ports Ordinance [1955 Ed. Cap. 208] and the Port Dues Ordinance 1960 [22/60] as well as under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act [Cap. 179] relating to such functions as are transferred to the Authority under this Act, shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other written law, continue and be deemed to have been constituted, prepared, made, granted or approved, as the case may be, under this Act.

(2)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act any subsidiary legislation made under the Ordinances and the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall remain in force until it has been revoked or replaced by subsidiary legislation issued or made under this Act:Provided that the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, vary, amend, extend or revoke such subsidiary legislation so remaining in force or any part thereof as he thinks fit.

(3)

All sums of money due or becoming due to the Singapore Harbour Board in respect of property held on behalf of the Government shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be or become due to the Authority.

(4)

All deeds, bonds, agreements, instruments and working arrangements, subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act, affecting any of the assets and liabilities vested in the Authority under this Act, shall have as full force and effect against or in favour of the Authority, and be enforceable as fully and effectually as if, instead of the Singapore Harbour Board or the Government or any person acting on behalf thereof, the Authority had been named therein or had been a party thereto.

(5)

In any written law and in any document whatsoever, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to —

(a)

the Singapore Harbour Board shall be construed as a reference to the Authority;

(b)

the Pilot Board shall be construed as a reference to the Pilotage Committee; and

(c)

the Port Officer shall be construed as a reference to the Authority in every case where any function of the Port Officer is, by order of the Minister published in the Gazette, transferred to the Authority.[130

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