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GBR-2006-L-79613
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Title_of_text
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c.8).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-03-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Section 1 enables an Order in Council to be made to implement revisions of the international arrangements relating to compensation for oil pollution from ships. Section 2 allows for the implementation of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) by amending section 128(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21) (MSA 1995). Section 3 amends and clarifies section 178(1) of the MSA 1995 relating to the limitation period for claiming compensation from the International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1995-07-19 (GBR-1995-L-41477)
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995, c. 21).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
Country
United Kingdom
URL
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/pdf/ukpga_20060008_en.pdf