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Merchant Shipping Act 1995

(Act 19 of 1995)

Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 70 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Minister for Communications hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 2nd February 1996.

Application

2. These Regulations shall apply to all Singapore ships.

Quantity of provisions and water

3.—(1) There shall be provided for each seaman employed in a ship provisions and water in the scale set out in the agreement between the seaman and his employer.

(2) Where the seaman employed in the ship is paid an allowance in lieu of provisions, paragraph (1) shall not apply and there shall be provided for each seaman employed in a ship water in quantity of not less than 4.5 litres per day.

Quality of provisions and water

4. The provisions and water provided in accordance with these Regulations —

(a)	shall not contain anything which is likely to cause sickness or injury to health or which renders any provision or water unpalatable; and
(b)	shall otherwise be fit for consumption.

Made this 30th day of January 1996.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Communications,
Singapore.

[MARINE 0140/2B; AG/SL/10/92 Vol. 2]