Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Wreck and Salvage
175. Appointment of salvage by General Division of High Court
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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 —
salvage
“salvage” includes all expenses properly incurred by the salvor in the performance of salvage services;
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;
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
for the purposes aforesaid, issue any processes that the General Division of the High Court thinks fit.
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.
court
“court”, in relation to any proceedings, includes any court having jurisdiction in the matter to which the proceedings relate;