Location of a ship when arrestment executed
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11In section 47 of the 1956 Act—
(a)after subsection (5), insert—
“(5A)Subject to subsection (6) below, it is competent to execute an arrestment of a ship, cargo or other maritime property regardless of whether the ship or other maritime property is in non-tidal or tidal waters or on land.
(5B)In subsection (5A) above, “tidal waters” means any part of the sea and any part of a river within the ebb and flow of the tide at ordinary spring tides.”; and
(b)in subsection (6), for the words from “Nothing” to “of”, where it second occurs, substitute, “It is not competent to execute an arrestment of a ship or cargo on board”.