Jurisdiction of Courts (Maritime Conventions) Act, 1989
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Interpretation of Convention. |
2.—(1) The provisions of this section shall apply for the purpose of interpreting the Convention. | |
(2) (a) Article 1 (1) (o) shall be construed as including disputes as to possession of a ship. | ||
(b) Article 1 (1) (q) shall be construed as including the mortgage or hypothecation of any share in a ship. | ||
(3) (a) For the purpose of determining under Article 3 (1) or 3 (4) whether a right exists to arrest a ship other than the particular ship in respect of which the maritime claim arose the owner of the other ship shall be taken to be its owner at the time of the issue of proceedings against it. | ||
(b) For the purpose of Article 3 (2) ownership shall be construed as including beneficial ownership. | ||
(4) Unless the context otherwise requires— | ||
“master” includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of a ship; | ||
“salvage” includes a reference to such claims for services rendered in saving life from a ship or in preserving cargo, apparel or wreck as, under sections 544 to 546 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 , are authorised to be made in connection with a ship (including in the case of cargo or wreck salvage claims in respect of cargo or wreck found on land). |