LawgistThe Naval and Aircraft Prize Act
11Preemption
Where a ship of a foreign State passing the seas or an aircraft of a foreign State, laden with military or victualling stores intended to be carried to any place under the control of an enemy is taken in circumstances making it subject to adjudication as prize, and is brought under the control of the Government of India, and the purchase of such stores for the service of the Central Government appears to the said Government expedient without the condemnation thereof in a Prize Court, then the Central Government may purchase on account or for the service of the Central Government all or any of such stores.
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All sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment of Prize Courts
- 4 Jurisdiction of Prize Courts in prize cases
- 5 Transfer of cases
- 6 Appeals
- 7 General powers of Prize Courts
- 8 Procedure on capture of prize
- 9 Ship and aircraft papers to be brought in Registry
- 10 Goods
- 11 Preemption
- 12 Prize proceedings not to apply to enemy warships and military aircraft
- 13 Capture to belong to Central Government
- 14 Prize salvage
- 15 Offences in respect of prize
- 16 Indemnity against legal proceedings
- 17 Power to make rules
- 18 Dissolution of Prize Courts
- 19 Repeals
- 20 Savings
