Definitions
2.—(1)  For the purposes of these Regulations —
“Annex II” means Annex II to the Convention which contains regulations for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk and which is set out in the First Schedule;
“authorised organisation” means an organisation approved by the Minister under section 137 of the Merchant Shipping Act [Cap. 179] for the purposes of surveying ships and issuing certificates under Part III of that Act;
“IMO” means the International Maritime Organisation;
“SNLS Certificate” means a Singapore Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk issued by the Director or an authorised organisation under regulation 10;
“Unified Interpretation” means the Texts of the Agreed Unified Interpretation of Annex II approved by the Marine Environment Protection Committee and published by the IMO in document MEPC 22/21, Annex 7 as amended by document MEPC 23/22, Annex 6 and document MEPC 24/19, Annexes 2 and 3 and any further amendments made thereto by IMO and accepted by the Government and which is set out in the Second Schedule.
(2)  For the purposes of the definition of “noxious liquid substance” in section 2 of the Act, the substances prescribed as being noxious liquid substances shall be such substances as are designated in Appendix II to Annex II or provisionally assessed under regulations 3 (4) of Annex II as falling into category A, B, C or D.