Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances)(Compensation) Act 2005 (No. 9 of 2005). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to give effect to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996, done at London on the 3rd day of May, 1996; to give effect to the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, done at London on the 2nd day of May, 1996, and for that purpose to amend the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners And Others) Act 1996; to amend the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Act 1988; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Oil pollution Special fund Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides for various matters of miscellaneous character so as to implement the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 and the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976. The Act contains provisions, among other things, relative to ship insurance certificates and the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Fund. Full text English Website www.oireachtas.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