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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Civil liability for pollution of marine environment

343: Ownership of CLC Ship

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"Who is responsible for a ship that spills oil?"

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You need to know who owns a CLC ship if oil spills from it. The owner of the ship is called the CLC owner when something happens that makes them liable. This is who is responsible at the time of the spill or the first spill in a series of spills.

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Part 25Civil liability for pollution of marine environment

343Ownership of CLC Ship

  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the purposes of this Part, in respect of any discharge or escape of oil from a CLC ship, the owner of that ship shall be deemed to be the CLC owner of that ship at the time of an event giving rise to liability under this Part or (where such event consists of a series of occurrences) at the time of the first such occurrence, as the case may be.