148. Merchant Shipping

The owner of any wreck in the possession of the receiver, upon establishing his claim to the same to the satisfaction of the receiver within one month from the time at which the wreck came into the possession of the receiver, shall, upon paying the salvage fees and expenses due, be entitled to have the wreck or the proceeds thereof delivered up to him.

Where any article belonging to or forming part of a foreign ship which has been wrecked on or near the coasts of Brunei, or belonging to and forming part of the cargo, are found on or near those coasts or are brought within the limits of Brunei, the consular officer of the country to which the ship or, in the case of cargo, to which the owners of the cargo may have belonged shall, in the absence of the owner and of the master or other agent of the owner, be deemed to be the agent of the owner, as far as relates to the custody and disposal of the articles.