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Rh :::(ii) for the purpose of receiving a notification referred to in subsection (4), the Port Master within the meaning of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A); or
 * (b) in relation to any other Convention country, an officer designated by that country to carry out the relevant duty of an appropriate officer under this section;
 * "master" has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179).

General penalties

9.—(1) Any person guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to be punished with imprisonment for life.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) shall not apply to any act which constitutes an offence punishable under the law in force in Singapore applicable to it by virtue of section 7(1).

Consent for prosecution

10.—(1) No prosecution shall be instituted under this Act without the written consent of the Public Prosecutor.

(2) Notwithstanding that consent has not been given in relation to the offence in accordance with subsection (1)—
 * (a) a person may be arrested for an offence under this Act;
 * (b) a warrant for the arrest of any person in respect of any offence under this Act may be issued and executed;
 * (c) a person may be charged with an offence under this Act; and
 * (d) a person charged with any offence under this Act may be remanded in custody or granted bail,

but no further steps in the proceedings in relation to the offence shall be taken until the consent of the Public Prosecutor has been obtained.