Arbitration Act, 1954

Extension of section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

46.—In subsection (3) of section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (which requires a sum deposited with a wharfinger by an owner of goods to be repaid unless legal proceedings are instituted by the shipowner) the references to legal proceedings shall be construed as including references to arbitration.

Terms of Orders.