NATIONAL MARITIME BOARD BILL

"to establish the National Maritime Board to perform the functions of the Seafarers' Welfare Board, the Seamen's Registry Board, the Singapore Mariners' Club and the Singapore Sailors' Institute and to repeal section 114 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 172), the Seafarers' Welfare Board Act (Chapter 319), the Singapore Mariners' Club Act (Chapter 322), the Seamen's Registry Board Act (Chapter 174), the Singapore Sailors' Institute Incorporation Ordinance (Chapter 321 of the 1955 Revised Edition) and for matters incidental thereto", presented by the Minister for Communications (Mr Yong Nyuk Lin); read the First time, to be read a Second time on the next available sitting of Parliament, and to be printed.