ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 18 Right to proceed in rem on demise charterer's liabilities
ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 18
Right to proceed in rem on demise charterer's liabilitiesWhere, in relation to a maritime claim concerning a ship, a relevant person:
(a) was, when the cause of action arose, the owner or charterer, or in possession or control, of the ship; and
(b) is, when the proceeding is commenced, a demise charterer of the ship;
a proceeding on the claim may be commenced as an action in rem against the
ship.