Port of Singapore Authority (Scale of Charges) Notification 1997

“container” means a freight container complying with all relevant prevailing standards set by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and which can be conveyed by one or more modes without intermediate reloading and fitted with devices permitting ready handling and with unique identification numbers and markings;

“dangerous goods” means any Group I or Group II dangerous goods specified in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 1997 (G.N. No. S 182/97);

“FCL container” means a container which fulfils the conditions as may be set out by the PSA from time to time in a PSA terminal circular for the grant of FCL container status for the purposes of this Notification;

“GT” means the gross tonnage of a vessel measured in accordance with the method set out in the International Convention of Tonnage Measurement of Ships as amended from time to time;

“half shift” means one of the following periods:

“LOA” means the length of a vessel measured from the extreme point forward of the vessel to the extreme point aft of the vessel;

“nearest hour” means one hour but not any fraction exceeding that hour unless such fraction exceeds one-half hour in which case such fraction exceeding one-half hour shall be regarded as another hour;

“nearest tonne” means one tonne but not any fraction exceeding that tonne unless such fraction exceeds 0.5 tonne, in which case such fraction exceeding 0.5 tonne shall be regarded as another tonne;

“passenger ferry vessel” means a vessel which carries more than 12 passengers;

“passenger vessel” means a vessel —

“per annum” or “per year” means a period of 12 months beginning from 1st January in any year;

“per day” means per calendar day;

“pleasure craft” has the same meaning as in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations 1997 (G.N. No. S 186/97);

“PSA” means the Port of Singapore Authority;

“PSA berth” means any berth owned by the PSA;

“PSA container yard” means any container yard owned by the PSA;

“PSA pipeline” means any pipeline owned by the PSA;

“PSA premises” means any premises owned by the PSA;

“PSA terminal” means any terminal owned by the PSA;

“PSA terminal circular” means a notice given by the PSA to the shipping community of Singapore;

“PSA transit shed” means any transit shed owned by the PSA;

“PSA transit warehouse” means any transit warehouse owned by the PSA;

“PSA warehouse” means any warehouse owned by the PSA;

“PSA wharf” means any wharf owned by the PSA;

“reefer” means any freight container constructed in compliance with the standards set by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) for the purpose of the carriage of goods which require refrigeration;

“re-export container” means a container which fulfils such conditions as may be set out by the PSA from time to time in a PSA terminal circular for the grant of re-export containers status for the purposes of this Notification;

“re-export goods” means goods which fulfils such conditions as may be set out by the PSA from time to time in a PSA terminal circular for the grant of re-export goods status for the purposes of this Notification;

“tonne” means one metric tonne or 1,000 kilograms or one cubic metre;

“transhipment container” means a container which fulfils such conditions as may be set out by the PSA from time to time in a PSA terminal circular for the grant of transhipment container status for the purposes of this Notification;

“transhipment goods” means goods which fulfils such conditions as may be set out by the PSA from time to time in a PSA terminal circular for the grant of transhipment goods status for the purposes of this Notification.