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Oil Pollution (Liability and Compensation) Act.

País/Territorio
Malta
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1999 (2003)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to provide for Malta’s accession to the Protocol of 1992 amending the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 and the Protocol of 1992 amending the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971, and for the implementation of the provisions of these Protocols.
Materia
Mar, Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Contaminación marina Control de la contaminación Contaminación oleosa Responsabilidad/indemnización Corte/tribunal
Área geográphica
Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mediterráneo, Europa Meridional
Resumen

The Act provides for the accession of Malta to the Protocols of 1992 which amended the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage. Where any action is brought in Malta pursuant to the Liability Convention, the competent authority shall be the Civil Court, First Hall (sect. 4). If pollution damage resulting from an incident has been sustained in Malta (including the territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone of malta), action for compensation shall be brought before the Civil Court, according to the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.legal-malta.com