18.—(1) A Singapore ship or any share therein shall be transferred by a bill of sale.
(2) The bill of sale for the transfer of a ship or any share therein to a person qualified to own a Singapore ship shall be in the prescribed form and shall contain such description of the ship as is contained in the register and shall be executed by the transferor in the presence of and be attested by a witness or witnesses.
(3) Every bill of sale shall be produced to the Registrar and the Registrar shall thereupon enter in the register the name of the transferee and shall endorse on the bill of sale the fact of that entry having been made with the date and time thereof.
(4) Bills of sale shall be entered in the register in the order of their production to the Registrar.
(5) The Registrar shall not make an entry under this section in respect of any ship if there is —
(a)
any unsatisfied mortgage entered in its register, unless, where the ship or any share therein is transferred to a person qualified to own a Singapore ship, the mortgagee has given his consent in writing;
(b)
any subsisting entry made under section 24 prohibiting any dealing with the ship;
(c)
any unpaid fees within the meaning of section 213(4) with respect to the ship; and
(d)
any outstanding claims of the master or seamen of the ship in respect of wages which have been notified to the Director.
(6) Subsection (5) shall not apply in respect of a bill of sale executed pursuant to an order of the High Court for the sale of a Singapore ship or any share therein.
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 1018/2020
Transfer of ship and registration of bill of sale
18.—(1) A Singapore ship or any share therein shall be transferred by a bill of sale.
(2) The bill of sale for the transfer of a ship or any share therein to a person qualified to own a Singapore ship shall be in the prescribed form and shall contain such description of the ship as is contained in the register and shall be executed by the transferor in the presence of and be attested by a witness or witnesses.
(3) Every bill of sale shall be produced to the Registrar and the Registrar shall thereupon enter in the register the name of the transferee and shall endorse on the bill of sale the fact of that entry having been made with the date and time thereof.
(4) Bills of sale shall be entered in the register in the order of their production to the Registrar.
(5) The Registrar shall not make an entry under this section in respect of any ship if there is —
(a)
any unsatisfied mortgage entered in its register, unless, where the ship or any share therein is transferred to a person qualified to own a Singapore ship, the mortgagee has given his consent in writing;
(b)
any subsisting entry made under section 24 prohibiting any dealing with the ship;
(c)
any unpaid fees within the meaning of section 213(4) with respect to the ship; and
(d)
any outstanding claim of any crew member of the ship in respect of wages which has been notified to the Director.
[Act 6 of 2014 wef 01/04/2014]
(6) Subsection (5) shall not apply in respect of a bill of sale executed pursuant to an order of the General Division of the High Court for the sale of a Singapore ship or any share therein.