Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Ballast Water Management) Regulations 2017
Regulation 5
Exemptions
Subregulation 1
The Director may exempt any person or ship, or class or description of persons or ships from all or any of these Regulations on such terms as the Director may specify and may, subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption.
Subregulation 2
In granting an exemption from any requirement of regulation B-3 (relating to Ballast Water Management for Ships) or C-1 (relating to Additional Measures) of the Annex, the Director must comply with the requirements of regulation A-4.1 to A-4.4 of the Annex.
Subregulation 3
The Port Master may exempt any ship, or description of ships within the port, from the operation of section 10A(1) of the Act, on such terms as the Port Master may specify and may, subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption.
Subregulation 4
The owner or master of a ship must ensure that any exemption granted under paragraph (1) or (3) is recorded in the ballast water record book of the ship.