5Application

#### 5 Application (1) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, this Act applies in relation to: (a) all ships, irrespective of the places of residence or domicile of their owners; and (b) all maritime claims, wherever arising. (2) This Act does not apply in relation to a proceeding commenced before the commencement of this Act. (3) This Act does not apply in relation to a cause of action that arose: (a) in respect of an inland waterways vessel; or (b) in respect of the use or intended use of a ship on inland waters. (4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not have effect in relation to a cause of action if, at the time when the cause of action arose, the ship concerned was a foreign ship.