[153A Liability for pollution by bunker oil]
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

[153A  Liability for pollution by bunker oil]

[(1)     Subject to subsection (3), where, as a result of any occurrence, any bunker oil is discharged or escapes from a ship then (except as otherwise provided by this Chapter) the owner of the ship shall be liable—

(a)     for any damage caused outside the ship in the territory of the United Kingdom by contamination resulting from the discharge or escape; and

(b)     for the cost of any measures reasonably taken after the discharge or escape for the purpose of preventing or minimising any damage so caused in the territory of the United Kingdom by contamination resulting from the discharge or escape; and

(c)     for any damage caused in the territory of the United Kingdom by any measures so taken.

(2)

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