Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017

Year: 2017

Enactment Date: 2017-08-09

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 18: Power to remove difficulties.
    (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
     Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years from the date of commencement of this Act.
     (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.
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