289. Rules to be observed by persons finding wreck
Feedback & supportWhere any person finds or takes possession of any wreck within the limits of Singapore or of any wreck found or taken possession of outside the limits of Singapore and brought within the limits of Singapore, he shall —
wreck
“wreck” includes jetsam, flotsam, lagan and derelict found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water.[304
if he is the owner thereof, give notice to the receiver of the district stating that he has found or taken possession of the wreck, and describing the marks by which the wreck may be recognised;
if he is not the owner thereof, as soon as possible deliver the wreck to the receiver for the district.
Any person who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $2,000, and shall in addition, if he is not the owner, forfeit any claim to salvage, and shall be liable to pay to the owner of the wreck if it is claimed, or if it is unclaimed to the person entitled to the wreck, double the value thereof, to be recovered in the same way as a fine of a like amount under this Act.[312
owner
“owner”, used in relation to goods, means every person who is for the time being entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession of the goods, subject in the case of a lien, if any, to that lien;