Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Bunker Oil Pollution) Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION
Division 1 Liability
3 Liability for bunker oil pollution
4 Exceptions from liability under section 3
5 Restriction of liability for bunker oil pollution
6 Limitation of liability under section 3
7 Limitation actions
8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund
9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others
10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore
11 Extinguishment of claims
Division 2 Compulsory Insurance
12 Compulsory insurance against liability for bunker oil pollution
13 Issue of certificates
14 Rights of third parties against insurers
Division 3 Supplementary
15 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments
16 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Bunker Convention
17 Government ship
18 Saving for recourse actions
19 Power to detain ship
20 Power of arrest
21 Sale of ship
Part III MISCELLANEOUS
22 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties
23 Power to board and search ship
24 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
25 Protection from personal liability
26 Jurisdiction of court
27 Composition of offences
28 All moneys recovered to be paid to Authority
29 Regulations
30 Related amendments to other written laws
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money