Section 514: Claims of owners to wrecks

514. Claims of owners to wrecks.—(1) The owner of any wreck in the possession of the receiver upon establishing his claim to the same to the satisfaction of the receiver within six months from the time at which the wreck came into the possession of the receiver shall, upon paying the salvage and other charges be entitled to have the wreck, if not sold, or the balance of the proceeds thereof if sold, delivered to him. (2) Where any articles belonging to or forming part of a vessel other than a Pakistani ship which has been wrecked or belonging to and forming part of the cargo of such vessel are found on or near the coasts of Pakistan or are brought into any port or place in Pakistan, the consular officer of the country in which the vessel is registered or, in the case of cargo, the country to which the owners of the cargo may have belonged shall, in the absence of the owner and of the master or other agent of the owner, be deemed to be the agent of the owner, with respect to the custody and disposal of the articles. (3) Where the owner of the wreck does not appear and claim the balance of the proceeds of sale within six months from the date of sale, the said balance shall vest in the Federal Government.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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