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The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act

An Act to consolidate the laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction, legal proceedings in connection with vessels, their arrest, detention, sale and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2017
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, application and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION AND MARITIME CLAIMS

  • 3
     Admiralty jurisdiction
  • 4
     Maritime claim
  • 5
     Arrest of vessel in rem
  • 6
     Admiralty jurisdiction in personam
  • 7
     Restrictions on actions in personam in certain cases
  • 8
     Vesting of rights on sale of vessels
  • 9
     Inter se priority on maritime lien
  • 10
     Order of priority of maritime claims
  • 11
     Protection of owner, demise charterer, manager or operator or crew of vessel arrested

  • PROCEDURE AND APPEALS

  • 12
     Application of Code of Civil Procedure
  • 13
     Assistance of assessors
  • 14
     Appeal
  • 15
     Transfer of proceedings by Supreme Court

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 16
     Power to make rules
  • 17
     Repeal and savings
  • 18
     Power to remove difficulties