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Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002 Section 16 - Bare Act

StateCentral Government
Year
Section TitleAmendment of Section 352
Act Info:

In section 352 of the principal Act,-

(i) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

(b) "Convention" means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 as amended from time to time;';

(ii) after clause (g), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

(h) "salvor" means any person rendering services in direct connection with salvage operations.

Explanation.-For the purpose of this clause, "salvage operations" includes-

(i) the raising, removal, destruction or the rendering a ship harmless which is sunk, wrecked, stranded or abandoned including anything that is or has been on board such ship;

(ii) the removal, destruction or rendering the cargo of a ship harmless; and

(iii) the measures taken to avert or minimise loss to a ship or its cargo or both;

(i) "ship owner" means owner, charterer, manager,'and operator of a sea going ship;

(j) "Special Drawing Rights" means Special Drawing Rights as determined by the International Monetary Fund.'.




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