Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act (Amendment of Limits of Liability under Sections 6 and 28) Order 2003

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MERCHANT SHIPPING CIVIL LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION act

(Chapter 180)

Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act (Amendment of Limits of Liability under Sections 6 and 28) Order 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(3) and 28(6) of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act (Amendment of Limits of Liability under Sections 6 and 28) Order 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2003.

Amendment of section 6 of Act

2. Section 6(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “3 million” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “4.51 million”; and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)	in relation to a ship exceeding 5,000 tons, 4.51 million special drawing rights together with an additional 631 special drawing rights for each ton of its tonnage in excess of 5,000 tons up to a maximum amount of 89.77 million special drawing rights.”.

Amendment of section 28 of Act

3. Section 28(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “135 million” in paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “203 million”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “200 million” in paragraph (c) and substituting the words “300.74 million”.

Made this 11th day of October 2003.

PETER ONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore.

[MPA 46/09.C03.V01 (LD)/TME; AG/LEG/SL/180/2003/1 Vol. 1]