--(1) Where the only defendants in a limitation proceedings are those named in the claim by their names and all the persons so named have either been served with the claim or acknowledged the issue thereof, any order in the claim limiting the claimant's liability-
----(a) need not be advertised; but
----(b) operates only to protect the claimant in respect of claims by the persons so named or persons claiming through or under them.
--(2) In any case not falling within paragraph (1), any order in the claim limiting the claimant's liability-
----(a) must be advertised by the claimant in such manner and within such time as may be provided by the order; and
----(b) must fix a time within which persons with claims against the claimant in respect of the casualty to which the proceedings relates may file their claims, and, in cases to which rule 74.38 applies, apply to set the order aside.
--(3) The advertisement to be required under paragraph (2)(a) must, unless for special reasons the court otherwise directs, be a single advertisement in each of three newspapers specified in the order, identifying the claim, the casualty and the relation of the claimant thereto (whether as owner of a ship involved in the casualty or otherwise as the case may be), stating that the order has been made and specifying the amounts fixed thereby as the limits of the claimant's liability and the time allowed for the filing of claims and applying to set the order aside.
--(4) The claimant must within the time fixed under paragraph (2)(b) file a copy of each newspaper in which the advertisement required under paragraph (2)(a) appears.
--(5) The time to be allowed under paragraph (2)(b) must, unless for special reasons the court otherwise directs, be not less than 2 months from the latest date allowed for the appearance of the advertisements, and after the expiration of the time so allowed, no claim maybe filed or application made to set aside the order except with the permission of the court.
--(6) Save as aforesaid, on the making of any order limiting the claimant's liability arising out of an occurrence the court may distribute the limitation fund and may stay any proceedings relating to any claim arising out of that occurrence which are pending against the claimant.
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