45. Payment of wages before Superintendent

Terms defined in this Act

• court

  court

  Defined · s 2

  “court”, in relation to any proceeding, includes any court having jurisdiction in the matter to which the proceeding relates;

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• master

  master

  Defined · s 2

  “master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;

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• 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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• seaman

  seaman

  Defined · s 2

  “seaman” includes every person, except a master or pilot, employed or engaged in any capacity as part of the crew on board any ship;

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• ship

  ship

  Defined · s 2

  “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;

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• Superintendent

  Superintendent

  Defined · s 2

  “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office referred to in section 26 and includes any deputy superintendent appointed under that section, or, if the context so requires, any superintendent appointed under the Merchant Shipping Acts;

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• wages

  wages

  Defined · s 2

  “wages” includes emoluments.

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