Section 163: Detention of property

163. Detention of property (1) Where salvage is due to any person under this Sub-Part, the Receiver shall— (a) where the salvage is due in respect of services rendered in assisting any vessel or in saving life or cargo or equipment, detain the vessel, cargo or equipment; and (b) where the salvage is due in respect of the saving of any wreck, and the wreck is not sold as unclaimed under Sub-Part II, detain the wreck. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Receiver shall detain the vessel, cargo, equipment or wreck, as the case may be, until payment is made for salvage or process is issued for the arrest or detention of the property by the Court. M62 – 79 [Issue 2] Merchant Shipping Act (3) The Receiver may release any property detained under subsection (2) where security is given to his satisfaction or, where the claim for salvage exceeds 50,000 rupees and any question is raised as to the sufficiency of the security, to the satisfaction of the Court.