Section 404
Power to make rules respecting wreck and salvage.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
About this Act
An Act to foster the development and ensure the efficient maintenance of an Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interests and for that purpose to establish a National Shipping Board to provide for the registration, certification, safety and security of Indian ships and generally to amend and consolidate the law relating to merchant shipping.
(1) The Central Government may
make rules to carry 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 receivers in respect of the work done by them;
(c) the procedure to be followed for dealing with claims relating to ownership of wrecks;
(d) the appointment of valuers in salvage cases;
(e) the principles to be followed in awarding salvage and the apportioning of salvage;
(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.
(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 receivers in respect of the work done by them;
(c) the procedure to be followed for dealing with claims relating to ownership of wrecks;
(d) the appointment of valuers in salvage cases;
(e) the principles to be followed in awarding salvage and the apportioning of salvage;
(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.