Part IX

Salvage and Wreck
Chapter III

Supplemental

Interpretation

Interpretation.
255
1
In this Part—
- “receiver” means a receiver of wreck appointed under section 248;
- “salvage” includes, subject to the Salvage Convention, all expenses properly incurred by the salvor in the performance of the salvage services;
- “the Salvage Convention” has the meaning given by section 224(1);
- “salvor” means, in the case of salvage services rendered by the officers or crew or part of the crew of any ship belonging to Her Majesty, the person in command of the ship;
- “tidal water” 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 not being a harbour;
- “vessel” includes any ship or boat, or any other description of vessel used in navigation; and
- “wreck” includes jetsam, flotsam, lagan and derelict found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water.
2
Fishing boats or fishing gear lost or abandoned at sea and either—
a
found or taken possession of within United Kingdom waters; or
b
found or taken possession of beyond those waters and brought within those waters;
shall be treated as wreck for the purposes of this Part.
3
In the application of this Part in relation to Scotland, any reference to a justice of the peace includes a reference to a sheriff.
S. 255 extended (with modifications) to Jersey (22.8.1997) by S.I. 1997/1773, art. 2, Sch.
S. 255(1) extended (with modifications) to specified colonies (30.11.1997) by S.I. 1997/2586, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2