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Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Supplementary Fund Protocol) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 1265 of 2006).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Oil pollution Liability/compensation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to give legal effect in the United Kingdom to the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992. The Order gives effect to Council Decision 2004/246/EC authorizing Member States to sign, ratify or accede to the Supplementary Fund Protocol and requiring them to take the necessary steps to consent to be bound by it.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Pollution control, Navigation, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Pollution control, Navigation, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX