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Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act, 2003 (No. 33 of 2003).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to give effect to the amendment of the limitation amounts in the Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969, Done at London on 27 November 1992, and the amendment of the limits of compensation in the Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage 1971, Done at London on 27 November 1992, to give effect to the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992, Done at London on 16 May 2003, and for those purposes to amend the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability And Compensation) Acts 1988 to 1998, and to provide for connected matters.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Special fund Liability/compensation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Please see section 12.
Abstract

This Act carries into effect the amendment of the limitation amounts in the Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 and the amendment of the limits of compensation in the Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage 1971 to give effect to the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992.

Full text
English
Website
www.irlgov.ie

References - Legislation

Amends

Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Act, 1988.

Legislation | Ireland | 1988

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX