On 25/05/2013,
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incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013.
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3.
—(1) Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as otherwise provided by this Part, be liable —
(a)
for any damage caused outside the ship in the territory of Singapore by contamination resulting from the discharge or escape;
(b)
for the cost of any measures reasonably taken after the discharge or escape for the purpose of preventing or reducing any damage so caused in the territory of Singapore by contamination resulting from the discharge or escape; and
(c)
for any damage caused in the territory of Singapore by any measures so taken.
(2) Where, as a result of any occurrence, there arises a grave and imminent threat of damage being caused outside a ship to which this section applies by the contamination that might result if there were a discharge or escape of oil from the ship, the owner of the ship shall be liable —
(a)
for the cost of any measures reasonably taken for the purpose of preventing or reducing any such damage in the territory of Singapore; and
(b)
for any damage caused outside the ship in the territory of Singapore by any measures so taken,
and in this Act, any such threat is referred to as a relevant threat of contamination.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), this section shall apply to any ship constructed or adapted for carrying oil in bulk as cargo.
(4) Where any ship so constructed or adapted is capable of carrying any other cargoes besides oil, this section shall apply to any such ship —
(a)
while it is carrying oil in bulk as cargo; and
(b)
while it is on any voyage following the carriage of any such oil, unless it is proved that no residues from the carriage of any such oil remain in the ship,
but not otherwise.
(5) Where a person incurs a liability under subsection (1) or (2), he shall also be liable for any damage or cost for which he would be liable under subsection (1) or (2) if the references therein to the territory of Singapore included the territory of any other Liability Convention country.
(6) Where —
(a)
as a result of any occurrence, a liability is incurred under this section by the owner of each of 2 or more ships; but
(b)
the damage or cost of which each of the owners would be liable cannot reasonably be separated from that for which the other or others would be liable,
each of the owners shall be liable, jointly with the other or others, for the whole of the damage or cost for which the owners together would be liable under this section.
(7) For the purposes of this section, references to the owner of the ship are references to the owner at the time of the occurrence or first of the occurrences, resulting in the discharge or escape of oil from the ship or giving rise to the relevant threat of contamination, as the case may be.
(8) The Contributory Negligence and Personal Injuries Act (Cap. 54) shall apply in relation to any damage or cost for which a person is liable under this section, but which is not due to his fault, as if it were due to his fault.