Section 6
Admiralty jurisdiction in personam.
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 section 7, the High Court may exercise
admiralty jurisdiction by action in personam in respect of any maritime claim referred to in clauses (a) to
(w) of sub-section (1) of section 4.