No. S 465
Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and
Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998
(ACT 33 OF 1998)
Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and
Compensation for Oil Pollution)
(Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 and shall come into operation on 18th September 1998.
Definition
2.  In these Regulations, “certificate” means a certificate issued by the Director under section 14 of the Act.
Fees
3.  The fees set out in the second column of the Schedule shall be payable to the Director in respect of the matters set out in the first column thereof.
Cancellation and delivery up of certificates
4.—(1)  Where, at any time while a certificate is in force, the person to whom the certificate has been issued ceases to be the owner of the ship to which the certificate relates, he shall forthwith deliver up the certificate to the Director and in such a case the certificate shall be cancelled by the Director.
(2)  Where, at any time while a certificate is in force, it is established in any legal proceedings that the contract of insurance or other security in respect of which the certificate was issued is or may be treated as invalid, the certificate may be cancelled by the Director and, if so cancelled, shall on demand forthwith be delivered up to the Director by the person to whom it was issued.
(3)  Where, at any time while a certificate is in force, circumstances arise in relation to the insurer or guarantor named in the certificate (or, where more than one is so named, to any of them) such that, if the certificate were applied for at that time, the Director would be entitled to refuse the application under section 14 (2) of the Act, the certificate may be cancelled by the Director and, if so cancelled, shall on demand forthwith be delivered up to the Director by the person to whom it was issued.
Penalty for non‑delivery
5.  Any person who fails to deliver up a certificate as required under regulation 4 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Revocation
6.  The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Compulsory Insurance Certificate) Regulations (Cap. 180, Rg 1) are revoked.
Made this 26th day of August 1998.
PETER HO HAK EAN
Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
[MPA 42/3.04 V1 (LD)/TME; AG/LEG/SL/179A/98/1 Vol. 1]