Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for 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 OIL POLLUTION
Division 1 — Liability
3 Liability for oil pollution
4 Exceptions from liability under section 3
5 Restriction of liability for 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 Exclusions
12 Extinguishment of claims
Division 2 — Compulsory Insurance
13 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution
14 Issue of certificates
15 Rights of third parties against insurers
Division 3 — Supplementary
16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments
17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention
18 Government ship
19 Saving for recourse actions
20 Power to detain ship
21 Power of arrest
22 Sale of ship
Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND
23 Interpretation of this Part
24 Legal capacity of Fund
25 Contributions by importers of oil and others
26 Power to obtain information
27 Liability of Fund
28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27
29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments
30 Extinguishment of claims
31 Subrogation
Part IV MISCELLANEOUS
32 Power to make regulations
33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties
34 Power to board and search ship
35 Court for trial of offences
36 Offences committed by body corporate
37 Composition of offences
38 Fines to be paid to Authority
39 Protection from personal liability
40 Repeal and transitional provisions
41 Consequential amendments to other written law
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations