THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS.
COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE SECTION HAS BEEN APPLIED.
France, ... 22nd Nov., 1909
Germany, 21st Nov., 1908
Netherlands, 11th June, 1910
Sweden, 13th Oct., 1910
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Deck-line and Load-line Certificates.
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Application of Life Salvage provisions to Foreign Ships.
M. S. ACT, 1894, ss. 544, 545.
544.—(1) Where services are rendered wholly or in part within British waters in saving life from any British or foreign vessel, or elsewhere in saving life from any British vessel, there shall be payable to the salvor by the owner of the vessel, cargo, or apparel saved, a reasonable amount of salvage, to be determined in case of dispute in manner hereinafter mentioned.
(2) Salvage in respect of the preservation of life when payable by the owners of the vessel shall be payable in priority to all other claims for salvage.
(3) Where the vessel, cargo, and apparel are destroyed, or the value thereof is insufficient, after payment of the actual expenses incurred, to pay the amount of salvage payable in respect of the preservation of life, the Board of Trade may, in their discretion, award to the salvor, out of the Mercantile Marine Fund, such sum as they think fit in whole or part satisfaction of any amount of salvage so left unpaid.
545.—When it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the Government of any foreign country is willing that salvage should be awarded by British Courts for services rendered in saving life from ships belonging to that country, when the ship is beyond the limits of British jurisdiction, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the provisions of this Part of this Act with reference to salvage of life shall, subject to any conditions and qualifications contained in the Order, apply, and those provisions shall accordingly apply to those services as if they were rendered in saving life from ships within British jurisdiction.