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The Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996
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2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:—
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
“the 1969 Liability Convention” means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed in Brussels in 1969, as amended by the Protocol signed in London in 1976;
“the 1992 Liability Convention” means the 1969 Liability Convention as amended by the 1992 Liability Protocol;
“the 1992 Liability Protocol” means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the 1969 Liability Convention signed in London in 1992;
“the 1971 Fund Convention” means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage opened for signature in Brussels on 18th December 1971, as amended by the Protocol signed in London in 1976;
“the 1992 Fund Convention” means the 1971 Fund Convention as amended by the 1992 Fund Protocol; and
“the 1992 Fund Protocol” means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the 1971 Fund Convention signed in London in 1992.
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