s.9Claims of owners to wrecks
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Section 9Part 0 —

Claims of owners to wrecks

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Whoever claims that —
any wreck is not abandoned wreck; and
he is the owner of such wreck,
may apply to the Grand Court by originating summons for a declaration of his rights in respect of such wreck, and such application shall be supported by such evidence as the Court may require.
The Governor shall be a party to all applications under subsection (1) and a judge may direct such other persons to be served with summonses as he thinks fit.
If the Court finds that any wreck is not abandoned and is the property of some person other than Her Majesty in right of Her Government of the Islands, the Court may award salvage to the person or persons responsible for the performance of the salvage operations in respect of such wreck.
Any application under this section must be made within two months after the gazetting under section 6.

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