72.1 Scope of this Part
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(1) This Part applies to Admiralty proceedings including those proceedings listed in rule 72.2 and any other Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court.
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(2) The other provisions of these Rules apply to Admiralty proceedings subject to the provisions of this Part.
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(3) In this Part —
“Act” means any relevant enactment relating to merchant shipping in force in the particular Member State or Territory;
“caveat against arrest” means a caveat entered in the caveat book under rule 72.10;
“caveat against release and payment” means a caveat entered in the caveat book under rule 72.15;
“caveat book” means the book in which caveats issued under this Part are entered;
“claim in rem” means any such claim as is mentioned in rule 72.3;
“collision regulations” means regulations made under the Act or in accordance with any international convention or treaty applicable to the relevant Member State or Territory;
“limitation claim” means any proceedings by ship owners or other persons under the Act for the limitation of the amount of their liability in connection with a ship or other property;
“relevant person” means the person referred to in rule 72.9(3)(b) that is the person who would be liable on the claim in a claim in personam; and
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation and not propelled by oars and, where the context so admits, includes an aircraft.