303. Salvage of cargo or wreck

Terms defined in this Act

• owner

  owner

  Defined · s 261

  “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;

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• receiver

  receiver

  Defined · s 281

  “receiver” means a receiver of wreck;

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• salvage

  salvage

  Defined · s 281

  “salvage” includes all expenses properly incurred by the salvor in the performance of salvage services;

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• salvor

  salvor

  Defined · s 2

  “salvor” means, in the case of salvage services rendered by the officers or crew or part of the crew of any naval ship, the person in command of that ship;

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• tidal water

  tidal water

  Defined · s 2

  “tidal water” means any part of the sea and any part of a river within the ebb and flow of the tide at ordinary spring tides;

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• vessel

  vessel

  Defined · s 2

  “vessel” includes any ship or boat or air cushioned vehicle or floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea or any other description of vessel;

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• wreck

  wreck

  Defined · s 281

  “wreck” includes jetsam, flotsam, lagan and derelict found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water.[304

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