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No. S 868

Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act

(CHAPTER 243)

Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Noxious
Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment)
Regulations 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea 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 Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1 January 2015.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 686/2006) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “IMO” in paragraph (1) and substituting the following definition:

“ “IMO” or “Organization” means the International Maritime Organization;”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “regulation 1(10)” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “regulation 1.10”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3. Regulation 3(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “regulation 2(1)” and substituting the words “regulation 2.1”.

Amendment of regulation 5

4. Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “regulation 3(1.3)” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “regulation 3.1.3”;
(b)	by deleting the words “regulations 4(4.1), 4(4.4), 5(3.5), 12(5), 13(3), 13(4.3), 13(5.1), 13(6.1.3.1), 14(1), 16(8) and 17(1)” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “regulations 4.4.1, 4.4.4, 5.3.5, 12.5, 13.3, 13.4.3, 13.5.1, 13.6.1.3.1, 14.1, 16.8 and 17.1”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “regulation 15(6)” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “regulation 15.6”.

New regulation 6A

5. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 6, the following regulation:

“Authorised organisations

6A. An authorised organisation must comply with such provisions as may be applicable to it in part 2 of the Code for Recognized Organizations referred to in regulation 8.2.2 of Annex II.”.

Amendment of regulation 11

6. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “regulation 6(3)” and substituting the words “regulation 6.3”.

Amendment of First Schedule

7. Regulation 8 of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph 2.2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“2.2 Such organizations, including classification societies, shall be authorized by the Administration in accordance with the provisions of the present Convention and with the Code for Recognized Organizations (RO Code), consisting of part 1 and part 2 (the provisions of which shall be treated as mandatory) and part 3 (the provisions of which shall be treated as recommendatory), as adopted by the Organization by resolution MEPC.238(65), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that:

.1	amendments to part 1 and part 2 of the RO Code are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention concerning the amendment procedures applicable to this Annex;

.2	amendments to part 3 of the RO Code are adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee in accordance with its Rules of Procedure; and

.3	any amendments referred to in paragraphs 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of this regulation adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee are identical and come into force or take effect at the same time, as appropriate.”.

[G.N. No. S 470/2013]

Made on 30 December 2014.

LUCIEN WONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/06.O02.V04/LSK; AG/LLRD/SL/243/2010/7 Vol. 1]