Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Seychelles) Order, 1975 (Cap. 128).

This Order extends to the Seychelles the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 and Part I and V of and Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping Act. These Acts of the United Kingdom shall apply, with necessary adaptations, to the Seychelles so as to give effect to international Conventions relating to oil pollution damage. The Acts are set out in the Schedule to this Order. Any reference in the Schedule to enactments of the United Kingdom shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as applying or extending to Seychelles. The Acts make provision, among other things, for: liability for oil pollution, establishment of a limitation fund in or outside Seychelles, compulsory insurance, third party rights, liability for costs of preventive measures, contributions to the International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage; and jurisdiction and effects of judgments.