Merchant Shipping Act · s 159

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s 159

Where any vessel is wrecked, stranded, or in distress at any place on or near the coasts of Brunei or any tidal waters within the limits of Brunei, and services are rendered by any person in assisting that vessel or saving the cargo or apparel of that vessel or any part thereof, and where ser-vices are rendered by any person other than a receiver in saving any wreck, there shall be payable to the salvor by the owner of the vessel, cargo, apparel or wreck, a reasonable

Merchant Shipping amount of salvage to be determined in case of dispute in manner hereinafter mentioned.