SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 SALVAGE: CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
Supreme Court Act 1981
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Section 20 of the M1Supreme Court Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2), for paragraph (j) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
j
any claim—
i
under the Salvage Convention 1989;
ii
under any contract for or in relation to salvage services; or
iii
in the nature of salvage not falling within (i) or (ii) above;
or any corresponding claim in connection with an aircraft;
3
For subsection (6), there shall be substituted the following subsection—
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In subsection (2)(j)—
a
the “Salvage Convention 1989” means the International Convention on Salvage, 1989 as it has effect under section 1 of the Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Pollution) Act 1994;
b
the reference to salvage services includes services rendered in saving life from a ship and the reference to any claim under any contract for or in relation to salvage services includes any claim arising out of such a contract whether or not arising during the provision of the services;
c
the reference to a corresponding claim in connection with an aircraft is a reference to any claim corresponding to any claim mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (j) which is available under section 87 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.