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Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 2
Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 2
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Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time ordered by the Court, the Court may, in addition to any powers for enforcing payment, direct the amount remaining unpaid to be levied by distress and sale of the ship, its tackle, furniture and apparel.
owner
“owner”, in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship, except that, in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered in that State as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as its operator;
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of a ship;
owner
“owner”, in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship, except that, in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered in that State as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as its operator;
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