6. Refuse, etc., discharged from vessels

Terms defined in s 2

• master

  master

  Defined · s 2

  “master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;

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• owner

  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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• Singapore waters

  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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• substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature

  substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature

  Defined · s 2

  “substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature” includes any substance which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare to be deemed to be a substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act;

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• trade effluent

  trade effluent

  Defined · s 2

  “trade effluent” means the solid or liquid waste of any trade, business or manufacture;

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• vessel

  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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