Singapore legislation

Section 175

of Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Section 175

Appointment of salvage by General Division of High Court

Amended by3/201940/20193/201940/2019

(1)

Whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage service rendered in Singapore has been finally ascertained and exceeds $1,000 or whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage services rendered elsewhere has been finally ascertained, whatever that amount may be, then, if any delay or dispute arises as to the apportionment thereof, the General Division of the High Court may —

(a)

cause the amount to be apportioned among the persons entitled thereto in any manner that the General Division of the High Court thinks just, and may for that purpose, if the General Division of the High Court thinks fit, appoint any person to carry that apportionment into effect;

(b)

compel any person in whose hands or under whose control the amount may be to distribute the amount or to bring the amount into court to be there dealt with as the General Division of the High Court directs; and

(c)

for the purposes aforesaid, issue any processes that the General Division of the High Court thinks fit.

Amended by3/201940/2019

(2)

Any apportionment of the amount of salvage by the General Division of the High Court under this section must be made in accordance with Article 15 of the Salvage Convention.

Amended by3/201940/2019
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