s 35 Exclusion of proceedings in rem against Government
35.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall authorise proceedings in rem in respect of any claim against the Government, or the arrest, detention or sale of any ship or aircraft, or of any cargo or other property belonging to the Government, or give to any person any lien on such ship, aircraft, cargo or other property. (2) Where proceedings in rem have been instituted in the General Division of the High Court or in a State Court against any such ship, aircraft, cargo or other property, the court may, if satisfied, either on an application by the claimant for an order under this subsection or an application by the Government to set aside the proceedings, that the proceedings were so instituted by the claimant in the reasonable belief that the ship, aircraft, cargo or other property did not belong to the Government, order that the proceedings shall be treated as if they were in personam duly instituted against the Government in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or duly instituted against any other person whom the court regards as the proper person to be sued in the circumstances, and that the proceedings shall continue accordingly.[5/2014; 40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) An order under subsection (2) may be made upon such terms, if any, as the court thinks just; and where the court makes any such order it may make such consequential orders as the court thinks expedient.