Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act is the primary Singaporean legislation that establishes the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and defines its powers and responsibilities in regulating and developing the nation’s maritime and port activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7442898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act Context triple: [Port of Singapore, governedBy, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act]
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A.
Companies Act of Singapore
The Companies Act of Singapore is the primary legislation governing the incorporation, regulation, and dissolution of companies in Singapore, setting out the rights and obligations of companies, directors, and shareholders.
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B.
Indian Ports Act
The Indian Ports Act is a key piece of Indian legislation that regulates the administration, safety, and operation of ports across the country.
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C.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
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D.
Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 is an Indian law that modernizes the governance and administration of the country’s major ports by granting them greater autonomy and a more corporate-style management structure.
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E.
Penal Code of Singapore
The Penal Code of Singapore is the primary statute that defines criminal offences and prescribes punishments within Singapore’s legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act Target entity description: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act is the primary Singaporean legislation that establishes the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and defines its powers and responsibilities in regulating and developing the nation’s maritime and port activities.
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A.
Companies Act of Singapore
The Companies Act of Singapore is the primary legislation governing the incorporation, regulation, and dissolution of companies in Singapore, setting out the rights and obligations of companies, directors, and shareholders.
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B.
Indian Ports Act
The Indian Ports Act is a key piece of Indian legislation that regulates the administration, safety, and operation of ports across the country.
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C.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
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D.
Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 is an Indian law that modernizes the governance and administration of the country’s major ports by granting them greater autonomy and a more corporate-style management structure.
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E.
Penal Code of Singapore
The Penal Code of Singapore is the primary statute that defines criminal offences and prescribes punishments within Singapore’s legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Singapore
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Singapore statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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Ministry of Transport of Singapore ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
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| appliesTo |
Singapore ports
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Singapore territorial waters ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| defines |
regulatory framework for port and maritime activities in Singapore
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statutory duties of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| definesFunctionsOf | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| definesPowersOf | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| empowers |
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore to promote Singapore as an international maritime centre
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linked to:
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore to regulate port facilities ⓘ
linked to:
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore to regulate shipping in Singapore ⓘ
linked to:
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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| establishes | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
port operators in Singapore
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shipping companies operating in Singapore waters ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Singapore ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide for the establishment, functions and powers of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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to regulate and promote the maritime and port industries of Singapore ⓘ |
| regulates | maritime and port activities in Singapore ⓘ |
| regulatoryArea |
marine services licensing
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maritime infrastructure development ⓘ port dues and charges ⓘ port operations ⓘ safety of navigation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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Port of Singapore ⓘ Singapore maritime industry ⓘ |
| sector | maritime law ⓘ |
| shortName | MPA Act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
maritime regulation
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port development ⓘ port regulation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act Description of subject: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act is the primary Singaporean legislation that establishes the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and defines its powers and responsibilities in regulating and developing the nation’s maritime and port activities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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legalBasis
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Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act
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