12. Duty to report discharges of oil into Singapore waters

If any oil or mixture containing oil —

(a)

is discharged from a vessel into Singapore waters for the purposes of securing the safety of the vessel, or of preventing damage to the vessel or her cargo, or of saving life;

(b)

is found to be escaping, or to have escaped, into Singapore waters from a vessel in consequence of damage to the vessel, or by reason of leakage; or

(c)

is found to be escaping, or to have escaped, into Singapore waters from a place on land,the owner, the master or the agent of the vessel, or the occupier of the place on land, as the case may be, shall forthwith report the occurrence to the Director and the Port Master, stating, in the case of a report by the owner, the master or the agent of a vessel, whether it falls within paragraph (a) or (b), and, if he fails to do so, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Terms defined in s 2

Director
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“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Act and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
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master
Defined · s 2
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
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mixture containing oil
Defined · s 2
“mixture containing oil” means a mixture with an oil content of 100 parts or more in 1,000,000 parts of the mixture;
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occupier
Defined · s 2
“occupier”, in relation to any place on land if it has no occupier, means the owner thereof and, in relation to a railway wagon or road vehicle, means the person in charge of the wagon or road vehicle and not the occupier of the land on which the wagon or vehicle stands;
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oil
Defined · s 2
“oil” means oil of any description and includes spirit produced from oil of any description, and also includes coal tar;
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owner
Defined · s 2
“owner”, in relation to a vessel, means the person registered as the owner of the vessel or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the vessel: Provided that in the case of a vessel owned by a state and operated by a company which in that state is registered as the vessel’s operator,
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place on land
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“place on land” includes anything resting on the bed or shore of the sea, or of Singapore waters, and also includes anything afloat (other than a vessel) if it is anchored or attached to the bed or shore of the sea or of Singapore waters;
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Port Master
Defined · s 2
“Port Master” means the Port Master appointed under section 30 of the Port of Singapore Authority Act and includes any Deputy Port Master appointed under that section;
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Singapore waters
Defined · s 2
“Singapore waters” means the following waters:(a)the whole of the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial waters of Singapore; and(b)all other waters (including inland waters) which are within these limits and are subject to the ebb and flow of the ordinary tides;
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vessel
Defined · s 2
“vessel” includes any ship, boat, air-cushioned vehicle, floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea or any other description of vessel.
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Report

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