Port of Singapore Authority (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 2/1973

Read the first time on 16th February 1973.
An Act to amend the Port of Singapore Authority Act (Chapter 173 of the Revised Edition).
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —
Short title and commencement
1.—(1)  This Act may be cited as the Port of Singapore Authority (Amendment) Act, 1973, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
(2)  The Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of the different provisions of this Act.
Amendment of section 2
2.  Section 2 of the Port of Singapore Authority Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting the definition of “dues” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —
“ “dues” includes port dues, light dues, goods dues, garbage removal dues and pilotage dues levied under this Act but does not include rates;”;
(b)by inserting immediately after the definition of “functions” appearing therein the following new definition: —
“ “garbage removal dues” means dues levied in respect of services provided by the Authority for the removal of refuse, waste or garbage from vessels;”;
(c)by deleting the definition of “harbour craft” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —
“ “harbour craft” means any vessel which is used within the port for any purpose;”;
(d)by inserting immediately after the definition of “harbour craft” appearing therein the following new definition: —
“ “light dues” means dues levied in respect of lights, beacons and other navigational aids maintained by the Authority;”;
(e)by inserting immediately after the definition of “port” appearing therein the following new definition: —
“ “port dues” means dues levied in respect of a vessel for entering, using, leaving or plying in the port;”; and
(f)by deleting the definition of “vessel” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —
“ “vessel” includes any ship or boat or air cushioned vehicle or floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea or any other description of vessel;”.
Amendment of section 10
3.  Section 10 of the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of paragraph (c) thereof; and
(b)by deleting paragraph (d) thereof and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs: —
“(d)to provide and maintain adequate and efficient lighthouses, beacons, buoys and other navigational aids in the territorial waters of Singapore and the approaches thereto, at Petra Branco (Horsburgh), at Pulau Pisang and at such other places as the Authority may think fit;
(e)to disseminate navigational information;
(f)to provide, where expedient, a ferry service for the transportation of passengers, vehicles or goods within the territorial waters of Singapore; and
(g)to carry out such other duties as are imposed upon the Authority by this Act and any other written law.”.
Amendment of section 26
4.  Subsection (3) of section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting the figures “59” appearing in the second line thereof and substituting therefor the figures “61”.
Amendment of section 36
5.  Subsection (2) of section 36 of the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting the word “two” appearing in the last line thereof and substituting therefor the word “twelve”.
Amendment of section 37
6.  Subsection (3) of section 37 of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “shall” appearing in the seventeenth line thereof the expression “, unless otherwise agreed to by any person,”.
Amendment of section 39
7.  Section 39 of the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting the figures “35” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the figures “37”.
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 50 to 55
8.  Sections 50 to 55 of the principal Act are hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —
“Dues payable in respect of vessels
50.  The owner or master of every vessel which enters, leaves, uses or plies within the port or calls at Singapore shall pay to the Authority such port, light and garbage removal dues as the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister and by notification in the Gazette, from time to time prescribe.
Pilotage dues
51.—(1)  The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister and by notification in the Gazette, from time to time prescribe such pilotage dues as shall be paid to the Authority by the master or owner of every vessel which enters, leaves, uses or plies within the port.
(2)  The pilotage dues payable under subsection (1) shall be paid in addition to the rates which the Authority may levy for providing the services of an Authority pilot on board a vessel.
Goods dues
52.—(1)  The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister and by notification in the Gazette, levy such goods dues as are prescribed on goods brought into or taken out of such private wharf or premises (by any means of transportation) as may be specified in the notification.
(2)  Such goods dues shall be paid by the owner or occupier of such wharf or premises.
Receipts
53.  A receipt for port dues, light dues, pilotage dues, garbage removal dues or goods dues, as the case may be, shall be given to every person paying them, and any vessel in respect of which such receipt is not produced, when demanded by an officer duly authorised by the Authority in that behalf, may be detained until such receipt is produced.
Remission of dues
54.—(1)  The Authority may, if it thinks fit, remit or waive the whole or any part of any dues paid or payable under this Act.
(2)  The Authority may exempt, upon such conditions as it may prescribe, any vessel or classes of vessels from any dues payable under this Act.”.
Amendment of section 56
9.  Section 56 of the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (h) of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs: —
“(h)the carrying out of hydrographic or hydrologic surveys or other surveys or studies of the waters or sea-bed within the territorial limits of Singapore;
(i)the laying of moorings, cables or pipes;
(j)the laying, lifting and servicing of buoys not owned by the Authority;
(k)the erection and maintenance of beacons and lights, being beacons and lights not owned by the Authority;
(l)the provision of pilotage services to any vessel within the territorial waters of Singapore;
(m)the use of salvage services provided by the Authority to any vessel within the territorial waters of Singapore;
(n)the use of ferry services belonging to or maintained by the Authority;
(o)the carrying out of conservancy measures;
(p)the removal of oil, filth, rubbish or any other matter thrown, deposited or discharged into the territorial waters of Singapore.”; and
(b)by inserting immediately after subsection (3) thereof the following new subsection: —
“(4)  Any rates prescribed by the Authority under subsection (1) shall become due and payable as if the services, works and facilities have been rendered, performed or provided if the request for the services, works and facilities was withdrawn or cancelled without the prescribed notice of withdrawal or cancellation of the request being given to the Authority.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 57
10.  Section 57 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —
“Remission of rates
57.  The Authority may, if it thinks fit, remit or waive the whole or any part of any rates paid or payable under this Part.”.
Amendment of section 61
11.  Section 61 of the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —
“(3)  If the Authority gives to the Port Master a notice stating that an amount therein specified is due in respect of dues, rates or penalties chargeable under this Act or any regulations made thereunder against the vessel or the owner, agent or master of the vessel, the Port Master shall not grant port clearance until the amount so chargeable has been paid or security has been given to the satisfaction of the Authority for the amount thereof.”; and
(b)by deleting subsection (4) thereof.
Amendment of section 64
12.  Subsection (1) of section 64 of the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (k) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —
“(k)regulating, directing and controlling the use of vessels within the territorial waters of Singapore and providing for the licensing thereof;”;
(b)by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of paragraph (s) thereof;
(c)by inserting immediately after paragraph (t) thereof the following new paragraphs: —
“(u)supervising, regulating and controlling all activities carried on within the port and within the premises under the ownership, management or control of the Authority and providing for the licensing thereof;
(v)regulating the provision and maintenance of adequate and efficient mooring buoys, tarpons, landing stages, mooring and berthing facilities;
(w)regulating the provision and maintenance of beacons, light-houses, buoys and other navigational aids not owned or erected by the Authority;
(x)regulating and controlling ferry services not owned or operated by the Authority and providing for the licensing thereof;
(y)prescribing the conditions under which hydrographic or hydrologic surveys or other studies of the waters or sea-bed may be made within the territorial limits of Singapore; and
(z)regulating and controlling the conduct of salvage business in Singapore.”.
New Parts XA and XB
13.  The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after Part X thereof the following new Parts: —
“PART XA
REGULATION AND CONTROL
Hydrographic surveys, etc., not to be carried out without approval of the Authority
98A.—(1)  No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out any hydrographic or hydrologic surveys or other studies of the waters and sea-bed within the territorial limits of Singapore except with the approval of the Authority.
(2)  Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(3)  The provisions of this section shall not apply to any hydrographic or hydrologic survey or other study carried out for or on behalf of the Government.
Restriction of certain works and operations
98B.—(1)  Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall, without the consent in writing of the Authority, carry out any of the following operations, that is to say —
(a)construct, alter or improve any works on, under or over any part of the seashore lying below the high-water mark of ordinary tides;
(b)deposit any object or any materials on any part of the seashore as aforesaid; or
(c)remove any object or any materials from any part of the seashore as aforesaid.
(2)  The Authority may, as a condition of considering an application for consent under this section, require to be furnished with such plans and particulars of the proposed operation as the Authority may consider necessary; and on receipt of any such application the Authority may cause notice of the application, and of the time within which and the manner which objections thereto may be made, to be published in such manner as the Authority may consider appropriate for informing persons affected thereby, and, before granting its consent may, if the Authority thinks fit, direct an inquiry to be held.
(3)  If the Authority is of the opinion that any operation in respect of which an application is made to it under this section should not for any reason be carried out or should be carried out subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks necessary to impose, the Authority may either refuse its consent or give its consent subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit.
(4)  A consent of the Authority under this section may be given so as to continue in force, unless renewed, only if the operations for which the consent is given is begun or completed within such period as may be specified in the consent; and any renewal of such a consent may be limited in the like manner.
(5)  The restriction imposed by subsection (1) shall not apply to the carrying out of any dredging operations or reclamation works authorised by the Government in accordance with the provisions of any written law.
(6)  Nothing in this section shall be deemed to be in derogation of any of the powers or rights of the Government in respect of the foreshore or territorial waters of Singapore.
(7)  Nothing in this section shall be deemed to confer upon the Authority any power or right in respect of the foreshore not vested in the Authority.
(8)  Any person who —
(a)carries out any operation in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1); or
(b)fails to comply with any condition subject to which any consent of the Authority has been given under this section,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(9)  Without prejudice to any proceedings under subsection (8), where any person has constructed, altered, or improved any works or deposited any object or materials on the seashore in contravention of subsection (1) or has failed to comply with any condition subject to which any consent of the Authority has been given under this section, the Authority may serve a notice on that person requiring him within such period (not being less than thirty days) as may be specified in the notice, to remove the works or to make such alterations therein as may be so specified or to remove the object or materials, as the case may be, or, if it appears to the Authority urgently necessary so to do, the authority may itself remove or alter the works or remove the object or materials.
(10)  If within the period specified in any notice under subsection (9) the person upon whom the notice is served fails to comply therewith, the Authority may itself remove or alter the works or remove the object or materials as specified in the notice.
(11)  Where under either subsection (9) or (10) the Authority removes or alters any works or removes any object or materials, the Authority shall be entitled to recover the expense thereof, as certified by the Authority, from the person by whom the works were constructed, altered or improved, or the object or materials was or were deposited.
(12)  For the purposes of this section —
“seashore” includes the sea-bed under the territorial waters of Singapore;
“works” includes any architectural or engineering operations or the laying of cables.
Salvage business not to be carried on without a licence
98C.—(1)  No person shall carry on the business of rendering salvage services in the territorial waters of Singapore without a valid licence granted by the Authority for that purpose.
(2)  Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(3)  Any person aggrieved by —
(a)the refusal of the Authority to grant or renew a licence; or
(b)the cancellation of a licence,
may, within thirty days after receiving from the Authority notification of its decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.
PART XB
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS STEERSMAN
Interpretation
98D.  In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“home-trade ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 172);
“local-trade ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act;
“Port Master” includes any officer of the Authority duly authorised by the Port Master to act on his behalf;
“steamer” means a vessel fitted with any mechanical means whether such means are being used or not.
Delegation of powers
98E.  The Port Master may delegate any of his powers, functions and duties under this Part to any officer of the Authority.
Steamer to have steersman
98F.—(1)  Every steamer which is used within the port shall be provided with a steersman duly certificated under this Part.
(2)  The Port Master may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, exempt any steamer or class of steamers from the provisions of this section.
(3)  Nothing in this section shall be held to limit or modify the operation of any other written law requiring a steamer to be provided with any number of officers.
(4)  For the purposes of this section “officer” includes a master, mate, engineer, gunner, helmsman and engine driver.
Penalty
98G.—(1)  Any person who —
(a)performs the functions of a steersman without being duly certificated under this Part; or
(b)employs a person as a steersman without ascertaining that the person so serving is duly certificated under this Part,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
(2)  If any steamer plies or attempts to ply within the port, without a steersman required by section 98F of this Act, the owner and master thereof shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and the vessel may be detained until it is provided with a steersman duly certificated under this Part.
When person deemed to be duly certificated
98H.—(1)  A person who is in possession of a valid certificate of competency granted under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 172) of a grade higher than a steersman shall be deemed to be duly certificated as a steersman under this Part.
(2)  A person who is in possesison of a certificate granted by a competent authority in the United Kingdom or in any part of the British Commonwealth or in the Republic of Ireland which the Port Master is satisfied is a certificate of a corresponding or higher standard than a certificate granted under this Part shall be deemed to be duly certificated as a steersman under this Part.
(3)  Every officer on board a foreign steamer who has received a certificate of competency granted by a competent authority in his country which the Port Master is satisfied is of a corresponding or higher standard than a certificate granted under this Part shall be deemed to be duly certificated as a steersman under this Part.
(4)  Officers in home-trade and local-trade ships holding certificates of competency issued by the government of Malaysia or Brunei of a corresponding or higher standard than a certificate granted under this Part shall be deemed to be duly certificated as a steersman under this Part.
Grant of certificate
98I.  Certificates of competency as a steersman shall be granted by the Port Master in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
Examinations for certificate of competency as steersman
98J.—(1)  For the purpose of granting certificates of competency as steersman to persons desirous of obtaining them, examinations shall be held at such times and places as the Port Master may direct.
(2)  The Port Master may make rules for —
(a)the conduct of examinations;
(b)the qualifications of applicants; and
(c)prescribing the fees to be paid by applicants for examinations.
Grant of certificate on passing examination
98K.  The Port Master shall, subject as hereinafter mentioned, deliver to every applicant who has passed the examination satisfactorily and who has given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience, ability and good conduct on board ship a certificate of competency as steersman.
Certificates granted under Merchant Shipping Act
98L.—(1)  Every person who has received a certificate of competency as steersman granted under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 172) prior to the date of the coming into operation of this Part shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), be deemed to be duly certificated as a steersman under this Part and the Port Master shall issue to every such steersman a certificate of competency as steersman.
(2)  Every steersman shall, whenever the Port Master considers that owing to changed conditions or for any other reason the further testing of the knowledge, efficiency and physical fitness of the steersman is necessary, present himself for further examination and shall in every such case first deposit with the Port Master his certificate of competency to be returned or cancelled by the Port Master as the result of such examination determines.
Power to cancel or suspend certificate
98M.—(1)  The Port Master may, after due inquiry, cancel or suspend any certificate of competency as steersman granted under this Part, if the holder thereof has been guilty of carelessness, neglect or incompetency in the performance of his duties as steersman, or is by reason of misconduct or incapacity unfit to perform his duties as steersman.
(2)  For the purpose of holding an inquiry under this section, the Port Master may administer oaths and summon any person in Singapore to attend any such inquiry to give evidence on oath or to produce any document or other thing in his possession relating to the matters which are the subject matter of such inquiry but no person shall be compelled to produce any document which he could not be compelled to produce on the trial of an action.
Certificate to be delivered to Port Master
98N.—(1)  Every steersman whose certificate of competency is cancelled or suspended by the Port Master shall deliver his certificate to the Port Master on demand.
(2)  Any steersman who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Form and record of certificate
98O.—(1)  All certificates of competency shall be given in duplicate, one part to be delivered to the person entitled to the certificate and one to be kept by the Port Master.
(2)  Such last-mentioned part of the certificates shall be preserved, and the record of certificates of competency and the suspension, cancellation or alteration of the certificates or any other matter affecting them shall be kept in such manner as the Port Master may seem fit.
Death of holder of certificate
98P.—(1)  All certificates of competency issued under this Part shall, on the death of the persons to or for whom the same were issued, be surrendered at the office of the Port Master to be cancelled.
(2)  Any person who is found to be in possession of any such certificate after the death of the person to or for whom it was issued, without being able to account for the way in which he becomes possessed of such certificate and giving good reason for its not being surrendered for cancellation, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Forgery, etc., of certificate of competency
98Q.  Any person who —
(a)forges or fraudulently alters, or assists in forging or fraudulently altering, or procures to be forged or fraudulently altered, any certificate of competency or an official copy of any such certificate;
(b)makes, assists in making or procures to be made any false representation for the purpose of procuring either for himself or for any other person a certificate of competency or any official copy of any such certificate;
(c)fraudulently uses a certificate of competency or copy of such certificate which has been forged, altered, cancelled or suspended, or to which he is not entitled;
(d)fraudulently lends his certificate of competency or a copy of such certificate, or allows such certificate or copy to be used by any other person; or
(e)sells, purchases, gives away or accepts any certificate of competency or makes use of any such certificate to which he is not entitled,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 106
14.  Section 106 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —
“False returns
106.  Any person who makes any statement which is false in any material particular in any return, claim or other document which is requested or required by the Authority shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 112
15.  Section 112 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —
“Restriction on the erection, etc., of wharves, docks, etc
112.—(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Foreshores Act (Cap. 270), no plans and specifications for —
(a)the erection, within the port or the approaches to the port, of a new wharf or dock or for the re-erection, extension or alteration of the same; or
(b)the erection of any sea-wall or any revetment along the bank of the port or for the re-erection, extension or alteration of the same,
shall be approved under that Act without previous reference to, and the concurrence of, the Authority.
(2)  Where the Authority omits or refuses to give its concurrence to the plans and specifications referred to in subsection (1) of this section, the Director of Public Works may refer the matter to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.”.
New sections 120A and 120B
16.  The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 120 thereof the following new sections: —
“Duty to furnish information
120A.  Any person who without reasonable cause or lawful excuse fails or refuses to furnish to the Authority any information relating to the movement of vessels in or around Singapore and other matters affecting the movement and safety of such vessels shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Removal of abandoned vessels
120B.—(1)  Where any vessel has been abandoned or appears to be abandoned on the foreshore, sea-bed, or the bank of any river or inland watercourse or in any public place near or adjacent to the sea or any river or inland watercourse, the Authority may by notice in writing require the owner of such vessel to remove the same within the time appointed by the Authority.
(2)  Any notice to be served by the Authority under subsection (1) may be served by affixing the same on the vessel which has been abandoned or appears to be abandoned and shall be deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” without further name or description.
(3)  The owner of a vessel who fails to comply with a notice served by the Authority under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.
(4)  Where a notice has been served by the Authority under subsection (1) and the vessel is not removed from the foreshore, sea-bed, bank of any river or watercourse or from a public place near or adjacent to the sea or any river or watercourse within the time stipulated in the notice, the Authority may, notwithstanding any proceedings which may be instituted against the owner of the vessel for an offence under this Act, cause the vessel to be removed and may sell or destroy the same.
(5)  The proceeds of the sale of a vessel under this section shall be forfeited to the Authority.
(6)  Where the Authority has removed, sold or destroyed a vessel under this section, the owner thereof shall be liable to pay to the Authority all the costs and expenses incurred therefor and the same may be recovered as a debt due to the Authority.”.
New section 125A
17.  The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 125 thereof the following new section: —
“Power to compound
125A.—(1)  Any police officer not below the rank of inspector specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Minister or any employee of the Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf by the General Manager may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or the regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the same a sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(2)  On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against such person in respect of such offence.
(3)  The Authority may with the approval of the Minister make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which such offences may be compounded under this section.
(4)  All sums of money received for the composition of offences under this section shall be paid into the funds of the Authority.”.
Amendment of First Schedule
18.  The First Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph 1 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —
“Constitution of the Authority
1.  The Authority shall consist of a Chairman and not more than eight other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.”;
(b)by deleting paragraph 2 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —
“Tenure of office of the Chairman and other members
2.  The Chairman and other members of the Authority shall hold office for such term not exceeding three years as the Minister may think fit and shall be eligible for re-appointment.”.
(c)by deleting sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 12 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —
“(1)  All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Authority shall be sealed with the common seal of the Authority in the presence of any two officers of the Authority duly authorised by the Authority to act in that behalf and shall be signed by the said officers and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Authority has been duly and properly affixed and that the said seal is the lawful common seal of the Authority.”;
(d)by deleting the word “six” appearing in the first line of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”;
(e)by deleting the word “Six” appearing in the first line of sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 13 thereof and substituting therefor the word “Five”;
(f)by deleting the words “prescribe or levy dues and rates” appearing in the ninth line of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14 thereof;
(g)by deleting the words “prescribe or levy dues and rates” appearing in the fourth line of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 thereof;
(h)by inserting immediately after sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 thereof the following new sub-paragraph: —
“(3)  Any of the powers delegated by the Authority to the General Manager may be sub-delegated by the General Manager where expedient, to any officer of the Authority.”; and
(i)by re-numbering the existing sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 14 thereof as sub-paragraph (4).
Repeal of Third Schedule
19.  The Third Schedule to the principal Act is hereby repealed.
Transitional provision
20.  Notwithstanding the repeal of paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the principal Act, the persons who were appointed as the Chairman and other members of the Authority shall hold office for a term of three years commencing from the dates of their respective appointments or for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.
Singapore Statutes Online
© 2024 Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore,
Last updated 17 Apr 2024
Singapore Statutes Online is provided by the Legislation Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore.