Merchant Shipping Act 2010

80

Notification to receiver of wreck.

80.— (1) A relevant party who has taken possession of a vessel raised under this Part shall give notice to the receiver of wreck for the district concerned in which the vessel is brought ashore stating that it has been found, taken possession of and brought ashore and describing the marks that distinguish it.

(2) Section 44 of the Act of 1993 does not apply to a vessel raised under this Part.

(3) In this section—

“district” has the meaning assigned to it by section 41(1) of the Act of 1993;

“receiver of wreck” means a person appointed as a receiver of wreck under section 41 of the Act of 1993.