Nanking Rules for Commission for Settlement of Maritime Disputes Adopted Nanking, Sept. 16.
A. set of provisional " regulations relating to the new commission f0> the settlement of maritime disputes! has been adopted by the Executive Yuan, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Communications. understood that the Yuan has re-quasied the Central Political Coun. el to authorize the temporary en. forcement of these regulations, pending formal approval thereof by the Legislative Yuan.
According to the new regulations, there shall be established under the Navigation Department of the Minis {ry of Communications, a commission for the settlement of maritime disputes, which shall serve as the or an for the mediation or arbitration of disputes relating to:—Claims for damages for injuries inflicted or sustained by ship: claims for remuneration for emer Rency aid or salvage work; salaries of the captain or members of the crew of 2 ship or funds disbursed by. the captain; construction, equipment! and repair of ships; supply of various: necessaries to ships; contracts. for the transportation of merchandise by sea; the rights of ownership. oF 'Usutruct relating to ships; the lea or mortgage of ships; the recovery of wrecked. ships; and other mari time' disputes.
Experts as Arbitrators The proposed commission is to be composed of from nine to Afteen members, to be appointed by the Minister" of Communications, from among legal and navigation experts; fat least two-thirds of the entire membership must be navigation experts. Each member is to hold office for a term of two years. Tt also provided that persons coming under any of the following categories shall not be eligible for membership: minors; those who have been placed funder declarations of interdiction; those who have been deprived of civic rights; those who have been ad-{judged bankrupt.
Mediation or arbitration shall be dealt with by at least three or five members. By express agreement of the parties to a dispute, however, this number may be reduced to two or even one.
Parties to 2 dispute may ask for withdrawal of any' of the mediators arbitrators, on the same grounds as those which entitle parties to a civil suit to ask for the withdrawal lof a Judge, according to the provi [sions of the Code of Civil Procedure, (For example, when one of the mediators or arbitrators is a close relative of one of the disputing parties.)
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