Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Merchant Shipping (Returns of Births and Deaths) Regulations

Regulation 7

Form and contents of return of birth or death

A return of a birth or of a death required to be made under regulation 3, 4 or 5 —

(a)

shall be in writing;

(b)

shall be signed by the master of the ship as informant; and

(c)

shall contain —

(i)

in the case of a birth, the particulars specified in the First Schedule; and

(ii)

in the case of a death, the particulars specified in the Second Schedule, or so many of these particulars as the master may reasonably be able to obtain, having regard to the circumstances of the death.