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Jetsam, Jettison, or Jetson

after shipwreck, are thrown upon the shore, included in 'wreck' (see that title) by s. 510 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. See also FLOTSAM and LIGAN.

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Lagan or ligan

Rep. 106 b; also, the goods themselves; included in 'wreck' (see that title) by s. 510 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. See DROITS OF ADMIRALTY; FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

Visus

Visit and search. A right, claimed and exercised by belligerents, to stop, visit and search neutral merchant vessels on the high seas and territorial waters, and confiscate contraband (see that title and The Pellworm, 1918,

Wages

where wages not exceeding 50l. are claimed by a seaman (Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, s. 164). See also title MASTER AND SERVANT; PREFERENTIAL PAYMENTS; TRUCK ACTS. It includes any privilege or benefit which is capable of being

Bill of Lading

consignor, one sent to the consignee, and one preserved by the master. It is the evidence of the title to the goods shipped; and by its endorsement and delivery, the transfer of the property in the goods … of Lading, a memorandum signed by masters of ships, in their capacity of carriers, acknowledging the receipt of merchants' goods, of which there are usually three parts-one kept by the consignor, one sent to the consignee, and

Vest

the property is owned by the person or the authority in whom it vests. It may vest in title, or it may vest in possession, or it may vest in a limited sense, as indicated in the … the context in which it may have been used in a particular piece of legislation, Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Union v. Delhi Improvement Trust, AIR 1957 SC 344 (356): (1957) SCR 1. [U.P. Town Improvement Act (8

Consul

c.10, and 54 & 55 Vict. c. 50; various forms of registration and other duties, see e.g. next title. … century. British consuls were formerly appointed by the Crown, upon the recommenda-tion of great trading companies, or of merchants engaged in trade with a particular country and place; but they are now directly appointed by Government, without

Consolidation Acts (English)

1930, the Local Government Act, 1933, the County Court Act, 1934. The (English) Interpretation Act, 1889 (see that title), by s. 38(1) enacts that-- Where this Act or any Act passed after the commencement of this Act … 1887, the Arbitration Act, 1889, the Factors Act, 1889, the Lunacy Act, 1890, the Stamp Act, 1891, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, the Coal Mines Act,

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