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Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (2006 Chapter 8).

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Act empowers Her Majesty to make an Order in Council which will enable the United Kingdom to implement revisions of international arrangements relating to compensation for oil pollution from ships and Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention containing Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships. This Act amends for this purpose section 128(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. It also amends and clarifies section 178(1) of that Act relating to the limitation period for claiming compensation from the International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/uk75242.pdf
Web site
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Long title of text
An Act to enable effect to be given to the Supplementary Fund Protocol 2003 and to future revisions of the international arrangements relating to compensation for oil pollution from ships; to enable effect to be given to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention; and to amend section 178 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Amends
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).