s.12Presumption where wreck found in possession of any person
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Section 12Part 0 —

Presumption where wreck found in possession of any person

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All wreck found in the possession of any person within the Islands shall be deemed to be abandoned wreck until the contrary is proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate or the Commissioner of Wreck, and any person found in possession of abandoned wreck shall be presumed to have brought it ashore unless he has some satisfactory explanation of the manner in which it came into his possession.