Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Tuvalu) Order 1975.

This Order makes the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 and of the Merchant Shipping Act 1974, subject to the exceptions, modifications and adaptations as set out in the Schedules to this Order, applicable to Tuvalu. The provisions set out in Schedule 1 concern liability for oil pollution and exceptions from and limitation of such liability. Owners of a ship that incur liability under the Act may apply to court for the establishment of a limitation fund. The provisions also concern compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution.
Schedule 2 implements provisions of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage.