Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipient has (or but for the payment would have)
against any other person.
In respect of any sum paid by the Government as compensation for pollution damage, the Government shall acquire by subrogation any rights which the recipient has against the Fund under this Part.
pollution damage
“pollution damage” means — (a) damage caused outside a ship by contamination resulting from a discharge or escape of oil from the ship; (b) the cost of preventive measures; and (c) further damage caused by preventive measures, but does not include any damage attributable to any impairment of the environment, except to the extent that any such damage consists of — (i) any loss of profits; or (ii) the cost of any reasonable measures of reinstatement actually taken or to be taken;
pollution damage
“pollution damage” means — (a) damage caused outside a ship by contamination resulting from a discharge or escape of oil from the ship; (b) the cost of preventive measures; and (c) further damage caused by preventive measures, but does not include any damage attributable to any impairment of the environment, except to the extent that any such damage consists of — (i) any loss of profits; or (ii) the cost of any reasonable measures of reinstatement actually taken or to be taken;
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