112. Wreck

(1)     For the purposes of this section ‘wreck’ includes any –

(a)     flotsam, jetsam, lagan or derelict;

(b)     portion of a ship or aircraft lost, abandoned, stranded or in distress;

(c)     portion of the cargo, stores or equipment of any such ship or aircraft; and

(d)     portion of the personal property on board such ship or aircraft when it was lost, abandoned, stranded or in distress.

[Subsection (1) substituted by section 34 of Act 34 of 2004]

(2)     Any person who has in his possession any wreck, shall without delay give notice thereof to the nearest Controller and shall (unless he is the owner of such wreck or the duly authorized agent of the owner) if required, forthwith deliver that wreck or permit it to be delivered to the said Controller, and unless it is necessary for the preservation or safe-keeping thereof, no person shall without the permission of the said Controller remove or alter in quantity or quality any such wreck.

(3)     Wreck found in or brought into the Republic may, at any time after it has come under the control of the Controller, be disposed of by him in the manner set forth in section 43(3), but shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of this Act.

[Subsection (3) substituted by section 21 of Act 85 of 1968, section 70 of Act 45 of 1995 and section 34 of Act 34 of 2004]