Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (repealed 1.1.1996)
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3 Restriction of liability for oil pollution.
Where, as a result of any occurrence taking place while a ship is carrying a cargo of persistent oil in bulk, any persistent oil carried by the ship is discharged or escapes then, whether or not the owner incurs a liability under section 1 of this Act,— (a) he shall not be liable otherwise than under that section for any such damage or cost as is mentioned therein; and (b) no servant or agent of the owner nor any person performing salvage operations with the agreement of the owner shall be liable for any such damage or cost.
3 Restriction of liability for oil pollution.
Where, as a result of any occurrence taking place while a ship is carrying a cargo of persistent oil in bulk, any persistent oil carried by the ship is discharged or escapes then, whether or not the owner incurs a liability under section 1 of this Act,— (a) he shall not be liable otherwise than under that section for any such damage or cost as is mentioned therein; and (b) no servant or agent of the owner nor any person performing salvage operations with the agreement of the owner shall be liable for any such damage or cost.
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