ADMIRALTY RULES 1988
- made under the Admiralty Act 1988
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Rules
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Marshal and Registrar
- 5 Headings of documents
- 5A Service of certain documents and notices
- 6 Operation of these Rules
6A. Relief from rules
PART II--CAVEATS
Division 1--Caveats against arrest
- 7 Caveats against arrest
- 8 Undertaking by caveator
- 9 Caveator to give bail
Division 2--Caveats against release
- 10 Caveats against release
- 11 Caveats may be set aside
Division 3--General
- 12 Caveats in force for 12 months
- 13 Withdrawal of caveats
- 14 Registers
PART III--PARTIES
- 15 Actions in rem : parties
- 16 Actions in rem : ship or property
- 17 Amendment of process
PART IV--PROCESS
Division 1--Initiating process
- 18 Separate commencement of in rem and in personam actions
- 19 Initiating process
- 20 Validity of initiating process
- 21 Limitation proceedings
Division 2--Statements of claim
Division 3--Appearance
Division 4--Preliminary acts
- 24 Application
- 25 Preliminary acts
- 26 Preliminary acts to be marked "Confidential", etc.
- 27 Default in filing preliminary act
- 28 Opening of preliminary acts
Division 5--Trial without pleadings
- 29 Trial without pleadings
PART V--SERVICE--OF INITIATING PROCESS
- 30 Service of initiating process on ships and other property
- 31 Service of initiating process on proceeds
- 32 Service upon caveator
- 33 Service by Marshal
- 34 Substituted service
- 35 Service on any day
- 36 Service of amended process
- 37 Acceptance of service
- 38 Substituted service of statement of claim
PART VI--ARREST
Division 1--Arrest of ships and other property
- 39 Application for warrant
- 39A Disclosure of matters affecting safety
- 40 Issue of warrant
- 41 Marshal's costs and expenses
- 42 Period of validity
- 43 Execution of arrest warrants
- 44 Duration of arrest
- 45 Verification of service
- 46 Execution on any day
Division 2--Custody of ships etc under arrest
- 47 Custody of arrested ships and property
- 48 Applications concerning arrested property
- 48A Provision of information by Marshal
- 49 Discharge
- 50 Preservation, management and control powers
Division 3--Release from arrest
- 51 Release by Registrar
- 52 Release from arrest by the Court
- 53 Marshal's costs and expenses
PART VII--BAIL
- 54 Bail bonds
- 55 Notice of bail
- 56 Objection to bail
- 57 Filing bonds
- 58 Sureties bound
- 59 Court may vary bail
- 60 Costs of bail
PART VIII--LIMITATION--PROCEEDINGS
- 61 Service on at least 1 respondent
- 62 Advertisement of determination
- 63 Effect of determination
- 64 Proceedings to set aside determinations
PART IX--REFERENCE--OF DAMAGES AND ACCOUNTS TO REGISTRAR
- 65 References to Registrar
- 66 Affidavits
- 67 Registrar to make determinations
- 68 Application to vary
PART X--VALUATION--AND SALE
- 69 Orders for valuation and sale
- 70 Sale
- 71 Returns of sale etc
PART XI--PRIORITIES
- 73 Applications to determine priorities
- 74 Marshal's costs and expenses
PART XII--MISCELLANEOUS
- 74AA Definitions for this Part
- 75 Undertakings
- 75A Undertakings by a law practice
- 75B Use of clean bonds
- 75C Orders relating to undertakings and securities
- 76 Wages, collision: security for costs
- 77 Collision proceedings: stay pending security
- 78 Marshal may make interim demands for costs and expenses
- 78A Marshal's costs and expenses: aid to other courts
- 78B Taxation of Marshal's costs and expenses
- 79 Register of Admiralty proceedings
- 80 Court may give directions, vary Rules
81. Review of Registrar's actions
- 82 Instruments to be signed by Registrar, sealed
- 83 Inspection of Registers
