Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Solomon Islands) Order, 1975.

The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act, 1971 shall apply to Solomon Islands subject to exceptions, modifications and adaptations thereof as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and excepting sections 17 and 18 thereof. The Act makes provisions for liability for oil pollution by ships and establishment of limitation funds and the contracting of compulsory insurance (sects. 1- 12). The Order implements provisions of the Convention " means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed in Brussels in 1969, defines the jurisdiction of Solomon Islands in respect of liability for oil pollution and concerns the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and related matters.