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Merchant Shipping (Maritime Claims Limitation of Liability) Act, 1989 (Cap. 281).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
1989 (1991)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make amendments to the law relating to carriage by sea and liability of shipowners and salvors.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Navigation Liability/compensation
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act concerns maritime liability and claims for ships of The Bahamas. The Act, among other things, declares the provisions of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 as set out in Part I of the Second Schedule to have the force of law in The Bahamas. It also concerns exclusion of liability of owner of a Bahamian ship for any loss or damage in certain cases.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs