Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (repealed 1.1.1996)

Introductory Text
1. Liability for oil pollution.
1A. Liability for oil pollution in case of other ships.
2. Exceptions from liability under s. 1.
2A. Exceptions from liability under section 1A.
3. Restriction of liability for oil pollution.
3A. Restriction of liability for oil pollution.
5. Limitation actions.
6. Restriction on enforcement of claims after establishment of limitation fund.
7. Concurrent liabilities of owners and others.
8. Establishment of limitation fund outside United Kingdom.
8A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Extinguishment of claims.
10. Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution.
11. Issue of certificate by Secretary of State.
12. Rights of third parties against insurers.
13. Jurisdiction of United Kingdom courts and registration of foreign judgments.
14. Government ships.
15. Liability for cost of preventive measures where s. 1 does not apply.
16. Saving for recourse actions.
17. Application to hovercraft.
18. Extension to British possessions, etc.
19. Meaning of “the Convention,” “Convention country” and “Convention State.”
20. Interpretation of other expressions.
21. Citation, construction, commencement and extent.