33.—(1) The suspension of the registry of a Singapore ship may be terminated upon application made by the owner or by some other person on his behalf.
(2) The application shall be made in writing and shall be submitted together with a closure certificate or other similar document showing that the foreign registry of the ship is closed and such evidence of seaworthiness as the Registrar may require on the initial registry of the ship.
(3) The Registrar may, if satisfied of the matters mentioned in paragraph (2) and upon payment of the prescribed fee, enter in the register the date of termination of the suspension and shall return the Singapore certificate of registry of the ship to the owner of the ship.
(4) The Registrar may provisionally terminate the suspension and allow, upon application by the owner, the closure certificate or other similar document specified in paragraph (2) to be submitted within a period not exceeding 60 days from the date of the provisional termination of the suspension.
(5) If the document is not submitted within the period allowed by the Registrar under paragraph (4), the provisional termination of the suspension shall cease to have effect and the Registrar shall make an entry thereof in the register.
(6) Where the provisional termination of the suspension ceases to have effect under paragraph (5), the Registrar shall proceed as if no application for the termination of the suspension of the registry of the ship had been made.
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 352/2022
Termination of suspension of Singapore registry
33.—(1) The suspension of the registry of a Singapore ship may be terminated upon application made by the owner or by some other person on his behalf.
(2) The application shall be made in writing and shall be submitted together with a closure certificate or other similar document showing that the foreign registry of the ship is closed and such evidence of seaworthiness as the Registrar may require on the initial registry of the ship.
(3) The Registrar may, if satisfied of the matters mentioned in paragraph (2) and upon payment of the prescribed fee, enter in the register the date of termination of the suspension and shall return the Singapore certificate of registry of the ship to the owner of the ship.
(4) The Registrar may provisionally terminate the suspension and allow, upon application by the owner, the closure certificate or other similar document specified in paragraph (2) to be submitted within a period not exceeding 120 days from the date of the provisional termination of the suspension.
[S 352/2022 wef 05/05/2022]
(5) If the document is not submitted within the period allowed by the Registrar under paragraph (4), the provisional termination of the suspension shall cease to have effect and the Registrar shall make an entry thereof in the register.
(6) Where the provisional termination of the suspension ceases to have effect under paragraph (5), the Registrar shall proceed as if no application for the termination of the suspension of the registry of the ship had been made.