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10 :(b) if in the circumstances it is not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph (a), as soon as reasonably practicable after the ship has entered the territorial waters of that country.

(6) Where the master of a ship delivers any person to an appropriate officer in Singapore under subsection (2) or any other Convention country under subsection (3), he shall—
 * (a) make to an appropriate officer in that country such oral or written statements relating to the alleged offence as that officer may reasonably require; and
 * (b) deliver to an appropriate officer in that country such other evidence relating to the alleged offence as is in the master’s possession.

(7) The master of a ship who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (4) or (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

(8) It is a defence for the master of a ship charged with an offence under subsection (7) for a contravention of subsection (4) to show that—
 * (a) he believed on reasonable grounds that the giving of a notification would endanger the safety of the ship; and
 * (b) except where the country concerned is Singapore—
 * (i) he had notified some other competent authority in the country concerned within the time required by subsection (5); or
 * (ii) he had believed on reasonable grounds that the giving of a notification to any competent authority in that country would endanger the safety of the ship.

(9) In this section—
 * "appropriate officer" means—
 * (a) in relation to Singapore—
 * (i) for the purpose of subsection (2) or (6), such public officer as the Minister may by order prescribe; or