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or there arises a relevant threat of contamination,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reaso...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, the owner may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to lim...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the l...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 56 of 2004</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) applies to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship must not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate mentioned in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a ship...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 is to be construed as extending to any ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Despite Part 1 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959 and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Despite the other provisions of this Part, this Part does not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any State o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part prejudices any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against another p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination h...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he or she reasonably believes to have committed ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 3 INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions are payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise than ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund fo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 is subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount of com...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 is to be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liability fa...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third pa...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund acquires by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipient h...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 4 MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. Without limiti...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made under this Act may ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where the Director has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made under this Act ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court, despite the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and the offence is proved to have been co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be comp...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and all sums collected under section 37 must be paid into the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. PART 1cIVIL LIABILITY (OIL POLLUTION) ACT, 1973 (...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act is the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 .</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 2 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by re...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reaso...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, the owner may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to lim...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the l...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 56 of 2004</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) applies to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship must not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate mentioned in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a ship...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 is to be construed as extending to any ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Despite Part 1 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959 and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Despite the other provisions of this Part, this Part does not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any State o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part prejudices any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against another p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination h...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he or she reasonably believes to have committed ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the tim...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 3 INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions are payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise than ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund fo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 is subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount of com...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 is to be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liability fa...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third pa...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund acquires by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipient h...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part 4 MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. Without limiti...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made under this Act may ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where the Director has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made under this Act ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court, despite the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and the offence is proved to have been co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be comp...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and all sums collected under section 37 must be paid into the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. 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It is not part of the Act. 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or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or l...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act . It is not part of this Act. Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act .</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20031101?ValidDate=20031101&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or l...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act . It is not part of this Act. Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19991230?ValidDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act . It is not part of this Act. Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20031101?ValidDate=20031101&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20050501?ValidDate=20050501&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or l...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20081121?ValidDate=20081121&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act .</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for oil pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or l...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/MSCLCOPA1998/Published?DocDate=19991230&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act . It is not part of this Act. Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act .</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 2 Compulsory Insurance</title><description>Compulsory Insurance</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 and shall come into operation on such date...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 2 Compulsory insurance</title><description>Compulsory insurance</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act and any rule...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 40 Repeal and transitional provisions</title><description>Repeal and transitional provisions The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act (Cap. 180) is repealed. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the provisions of the repealed Act and the regu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 41 Consequential amendments to other written law</title><description>Consequential amendments to other written law Any reference in any written law to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as a refe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19980918?ValidDate=19980918&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 and shall come into operation on such date...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act and any rule...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 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Notwithstanding subsection (1), the provisions of the repealed Act and the regu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/MSCLCOPA1998/Historical/19981231?ValidDate=19981231&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 41 Consequential amendments to other written law</title><description>Consequential amendments to other written law Any reference in any written law to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as a refe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 and shall come into operation on such date...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 2 Compulsory insurance</title><description>Compulsory insurance</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act and any rule...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 40 Repeal and transitional provisions</title><description>Repeal and transitional provisions The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act (Cap. 180) is repealed. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the provisions of the repealed Act and the regu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 41 Consequential amendments to other written law</title><description>Consequential amendments to other written law Any reference in any written law to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as a refe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 and shall come into operation on such date...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Authority means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 3 Liability for oil pollution</title><description>Liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship to which this section applies, the owner of the ship shall, except as...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 4 Exceptions from liability under section 3</title><description>Exceptions from liability under section 3 No liability shall be incurred by the owner of a ship under section 3 by reason of any discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or by rea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 5 Restriction of liability for oil pollution</title><description>Restriction of liability for oil pollution Where, as a result of any occurrence — any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship; or there arises a relevant threat of contamination, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 6 Limitation of liability under section 3</title><description>Limitation of liability under section 3 Where, as a result of any occurrence, the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 by reason of a discharge or escape or by reason...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 7 Limitation actions</title><description>Limitation actions Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an am...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 8 Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund Where the Court has found that a person who has incurred a liability under section 3 is entitled to limi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 9 Concurrent liabilities of owners and others</title><description>Concurrent liabilities of owners and others Where, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship or as a result of any relevant threat of contamination, the owner of th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 10 Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore</title><description>Establishment of limitation fund outside Singapore Where the events resulting in the liability of any person under section 3 also resulted in a corresponding liability under the la...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 11 Exclusions</title><description>Exclusions Sections 6 to 10 shall not apply to a ship which at the time of the discharge or escape of oil from the ship, or at the time the relevant threat of contamination arose, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 12 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 13 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution</title><description>Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution Subsection (2) shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk as cargo more than 2,000 tons of oil. The ship shall not enter or leave...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 14 Issue of certificates</title><description>Issue of certificates Subject to subsection (2), if the Director is satisfied, on an application for a certificate referred to in section 13 in respect of a Singapore ship or a shi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 15 Rights of third parties against insurers</title><description>Rights of third parties against insurers Where it is alleged that the owner of a ship has incurred a liability under section 3 as a result of any discharge or escape of oil occurri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 16 Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction of Singapore courts and registration of foreign judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 17 Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention</title><description>Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act and any rule...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 18 Government ship</title><description>Government ship Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part, this Part shall not apply in relation to any warship or any ship for the time being used by the government of any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 19 Saving for recourse actions</title><description>Saving for recourse actions Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any claim, or the enforcement of any claim, a person incurring any liability under this Part may have against anoth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 20 Power to detain ship</title><description>Power to detain ship Where the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship or that a relevant threat of contamination ha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 21 Power of arrest</title><description>Power of arrest Any officer of the Authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 22 Sale of ship</title><description>Sale of ship Where the owner or the master of a ship has been convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Part and any fine imposed under this Part is not paid at the time...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 23 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — discharge or escape , in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 24 Legal capacity of Fund</title><description>Legal capacity of Fund For the purposes of the rights and obligations of this Part, the Fund has the capacity, rights and obligations of an actual person and, in particular, may su...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 25 Contributions by importers of oil and others</title><description>Contributions by importers of oil and others Contributions shall be payable to the Fund in respect of oil carried by sea to ports or terminal installations in Singapore otherwise t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 26 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under section 25 are liable to make contributions to the Fund for...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 27 Liability of Fund</title><description>Liability of Fund The Fund shall be liable for pollution damage in the territory of Singapore if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full compensation under s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 28 Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27</title><description>Limitation of Fund’s liability under section 27 The Fund’s liability under section 27 shall be subject to the following: subject to paragraphs (b ) and (c ), the aggregate amount o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 29 Jurisdiction and effect of judgments</title><description>Jurisdiction and effect of judgments Section 3(1)(d ) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123) shall be construed as extending to any claim in respect of a liabili...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 30 Extinguishment of claims</title><description>Extinguishment of claims No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless — the action is commenced; or a third par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 31 Subrogation</title><description>Subrogation In respect of any sum paid by the Fund as compensation for pollution damage, the Fund shall acquire by subrogation any rights in respect of the damage which the recipie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 32 Power to make regulations</title><description>Power to make regulations The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. W...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 33 Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties</title><description>Director may authorise person to exercise powers and duties The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Director under this Act and any regulations made thereunder may be ex...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 34 Power to board and search ship</title><description>Power to board and search ship The Director may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder — board and sea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 35 Court for trial of offences</title><description>Court for trial of offences Any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and such Court shall, notwithstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 36 Offences committed by body corporate</title><description>Offences committed by body corporate Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the offence is proved to have been committ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 37 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence wh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 38 Fines to be paid to Authority</title><description>Fines to be paid to Authority All fines imposed for any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and all sums collected under section 37 shall be paid into the fun...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 39 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director or any officer of the Authority or other person acting under the di...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to give effect to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 and to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1I-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part I PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part I PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</title><description>Part II CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 1 Liability</title><description>Liability</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 2 Compulsory insurance</title><description>Compulsory insurance</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Division 3 Supplementary</title><description>Supplementary</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</title><description>Part III INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=P1IV-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part IV MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 40 Repeal and transitional provisions</title><description>Repeal and transitional provisions The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act (Cap. 180) is repealed. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the provisions of the repealed Act and the regu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - 41 Consequential amendments to other written law</title><description>Consequential amendments to other written law Any reference in any written law to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as a refe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/33-1998/Published?DocDate=19980828&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 . It is not part of this Ac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>