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Merchant Shipping Act,1958

Act No : 44


Section : Definitions.

352. Definitions. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "claim" means a personal claim or property claim; (b) "franc" means a unit consisting of sixty-five and a half milligrams of gold of millesimal fineness nine hundred; ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 25 of 1970, s. 16, for s. 352 (w.e.f. 15-9-1972). 566 (c) "Fund", in relation to a vessel, means the limitation Fund constituted under section 352C; (d) "liability", in relation to owner of a vessel, includes liability of the vessel herself; (e) "occurrence" means an occurrence referred to in sub- section (1) of section 352A; (f) "personal claim" means a claim resulting from loss of life or personal injury; (g) "property claim" means any claim other than a personal claim arising from an occurrence.


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