Section 3
Admiralty jurisdiction.
The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction, legal proceedings in connection with vessels, their arrest, detention, sale and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject to the provisions of sections 4 and 5, the jurisdiction in respect
of all maritime claims under this Act shall vest in the respective High Courts and be exercisable over the
waters up to and including the territorial waters of their respective jurisdictions in accordance with the
provisions contained in this Act:
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification, extend the jurisdiction of the High Court up to the limit as defined in section 2 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976).
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification, extend the jurisdiction of the High Court up to the limit as defined in section 2 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976).