Singapore legislation

Section 140

of Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Section 140

Bar to other actions

Amended by56/200440/2019

Where the release of a ship or other property is ordered under paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the Convention, the person on whose application it is ordered to be released is deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court to adjudicate on the claim for which the ship or property was arrested or attached.