Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

No. S 560

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act

(Chapter 170A)

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2005.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations (Rg 6) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “register” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:

“ “sailing dinghy” means a single-hulled pleasure craft with overall length equal to or less than 6 metres and without any motorised means of propulsion on board.”.

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), unless earlier cancelled, a licence of a sailing dinghy is valid for a period of 3 years or such shorter period of time as the Port Master may determine.

(5) Where a licence is valid for a lesser duration than that specified in paragraph (3) or (4), the fee payable therefor shall be proportionate to the fee payable under paragraph (1).”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 39

4. Regulation 39 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Validity of driving licence

39.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a driving licence shall, unless earlier cancelled or suspended, remain in force —

(a)	for a period of 5 years from the date of its grant or renewal; or
(b)	for the duration of the lifetime of its holder,

as may be elected by the person to whom the driving licence or the renewal thereof was granted.

(2) A driving licence referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be renewable before its expiry date on payment of such fee as the Authority may determine.

(3) A driving licence referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall cease to be valid and shall be of no effect upon the holder thereof attaining the age of 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80, 83, 86, 89, 92, 95, 98 or 101 years unless the Port Master has, within 2 months before the holder attains any such age, received a copy of the holder’s medical report issued by a registered medical practitioner certifying that he is physically and mentally fit to drive a powered pleasure craft.

(4) The medical report specified in paragraph (3) shall not be issued more than 3 months before the holder attains each of the ages specified in that paragraph.

(5) The Port Master may, within 2 months before the holder attains each of the ages specified in paragraph (3), require the holder, at his own expense, to be certified physically and mentally fit to drive a powered pleasure craft by a registered medical practitioner of his own choice, or by such registered medical practitioner as the Port Master may determine.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 401/2001; S 94/2003]

Made this 18th day of August 2005.

PETER ONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/01.C13.V05/TL; AG/LEG/SL/170A/2005/1 Vol. 1]

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