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Formal Consolidation |  1996 RevEd
Apportionment of salvage by High Court
175.  Whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage service rendered in Singapore has been finally ascertained and exceeds $1,000 and whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage services rendered elsewhere has been finally ascertained, whatever that amount may be, then, if any delay or dispute arises as to the apportionment thereof, the High Court may —
(a)cause the amount to be apportioned amongst the persons entitled thereto in such manner as the Court thinks just, and may for that purpose, if the Court thinks fit, appoint any person to carry that apportionment into effect;
(b)compel any person in whose hands or under whose control the amount may be to distribute the amount or to bring the amount into court to be there dealt with as the Court directs; and
(c)for the purposes aforesaid, issue such processes as the Court thinks fit.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 40 of 2019
Appointment of salvage by General Division of High Court
175.—(1)  Whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage service rendered in Singapore has been finally ascertained and exceeds $1,000 or whenever the aggregate amount of salvage payable in respect of salvage services rendered elsewhere has been finally ascertained, whatever that amount may be, then, if any delay or dispute arises as to the apportionment thereof, the General Division of the High Court may —
(a)cause the amount to be apportioned amongst the persons entitled thereto in such manner as the General Division of the High Court thinks just, and may for that purpose, if the General Division of the High Court thinks fit, appoint any person to carry that apportionment into effect;
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
(b)compel any person in whose hands or under whose control the amount may be to distribute the amount or to bring the amount into court to be there dealt with as the General Division of the High Court directs; and
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
(c)for the purposes aforesaid, issue such processes as the General Division of the High Court thinks fit.
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
[Act 3 of 2019 wef 24/07/2021]
(2)  Any apportionment of the amount of salvage by the General Division of the High Court under this section must be made in accordance with Article 15 of the Salvage Convention.
[Act 3 of 2019 wef 24/07/2021]
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 24/07/2021]