74.1 Scope of this Part
--(1) This Part applies to admiralty proceedings including those proceedings listed in rule 74.2 and all other admiralty jurisdiction which the High Court has had in the past and the other provisions of these Rules apply to those proceedings subject to the provisions of this Part.
--(2) In this Part-
--"the Act" means the Shipping Act (Chap. 50:10);
--"claim in rem" means any such claim as is mentioned in rule 74.3;
--"caveat against arrest" means a caveat entered in the caveat book under rule 74.10;
--"caveat against release and payment" means a caveat entered in the caveat book under rule 74.15;
--"caveat book" means the book in which caveats issued under this Part are entered;
--"collision regulations" means regulations made under section 204 of the Act or in accordance with any international convention or treaty applicable to Trinidad and Tobago;
--"limitation claim" means any proceedings by shipowners or other persons under Part XVIII of the Act for the limitation of the amount of their liability in connection with a ship or other property; and
--"ship" includes every description of vessel used in navigation and not propelled by oars.
--(3) Any reference to acknowledging service (or issue) of a claim form is to be construed as doing so by entering an appearance in accordance with Part 9.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 233 of 2005.