Section 500: Reference in difficult cases to scientific persons

500. Reference in difficult cases to scientific persons.—(1) If the Federal Government is of opinion that an appeal to a Court of Survey involves a question of construction or design or a scientific difficulty or important principle, it may refer the matter to such one or more out of a list of scientific referees to be from time to time prepared by the Federal Government as may appear to possess the special qualifications necessary for the particular case and may be selected by agreement between a person duly appointed by the Federal Government in this behalf and the appellant, or in default of any such agreement, by the Federal Government; and thereupon the appeal shall be determined by the referee or referees instead of by the Court of Survey. (2) The Federal Government, if the appellant in any such appeal so requires and gives security to its satisfaction to pay the costs of, and incidental to, the reference, shall refer such appeal to a referee or referees selected as aforesaid. (3) The referee or referees shall have the same powers as a Judge of the Court of Survey. PART XII.— WRECK AND SALVAGE CHAPTER 39.—WRECK

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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