The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Scope and interpretation E+W

61.1— (1) This Part applies to admiralty claims.

(2) In this Part—

(a) “admiralty claim” means a claim within the Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court as set out in section 20 of the Supreme Court Act 1981;

(b) “the Admiralty Court” means the Admiralty Court of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice;

(c) “claim in rem” means a claim in an admiralty action in rem;

(d) “collision claim” means a claim within section 20(3)(b) of the Supreme Court Act 1981;

(e) “limitation claim” means a claim under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 for the limitation of liability in connection with a ship or other property;

(f) “salvage claim” means a claim—

(i) for or in the nature of salvage;

(ii) for special compensation under Article 14 of Schedule 11 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

(iii) for the apportionment of salvage; and

(iv) arising out of or connected with any contract for salvage services;

(g) “caution against arrest” means a caution entered in the Register under rule 61.7;

(h) “caution against release” means a caution entered in the Register under rule 61.8;

(i) “the Register” means the Register of cautions against arrest and release which is open to inspection as provided by [F2 Practice Direction 61];

(j) “the Marshal” means the Admiralty Marshal;

(k) “ship” includes any vessel used in navigation; and

(l) “the Registrar” means the Queen’s Bench Master with responsibility for Admiralty claims.

(3) Part 58 (Commercial Court) applies to claims in the Admiralty Court except where this Part provides otherwise.

(4) The Registrar has all the powers of the Admiralty judge except where a rule or practice direction provides otherwise.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 61 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rule 1(c), Sch. 5

F2 Words in rule 61.1(2)(i) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 36(a)