Section 533: Power to make rules respecting wreck and salvage

533. Power to make rules respecting wreck and salvage.—(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Part. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the procedure to be followed by a receiver of wreck in respect of the taking possession of wrecks and their disposal ; (b) the fees payable to receiver of wreck in respect of the work done by him ; (c) the procedure to be followed for dealing with claims relating to ownership of wrecks ; (d) the appointment of values in salvage cases ; (e) the principles to be followed in awarding salvage and the apportioning of sal- vage; having regards to the international practices ; (f) the procedure to be followed for dealing with claims for salvage ; (g) the detention of property in the custody of a receiver of wreck for the purpose of enforcing payment of salvage; (h) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed. PART XIII.—LIABILITY OF SHIPOWNERS CHAPTER 41.—LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF SHIPOWNERS

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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