The Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) (Overseas Territories) Order 1997

PART B The following are the modifications to Article 36 bis of the 1992 Fund Convention:

1.  The “transitional period” means the period from entry into force of the Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) (Overseas Territories) Order 1997 to the date on which the Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996 ceases to have effect.

2.  “The Fund” shall have the same meaning as in section 172 of the Act.

3.  Except for the second reference in sub-paragraph (b), references to the “1971 Fund Convention” shall be references to Schedule 2 to the 1975 Order.

4.  Except for the third reference in sub-paragraph (b), references to “this Convention” shall be references to sections 172 to 181 of the Act.

5.  References to the “1969 Liability Convention” shall be references to Schedule 1 to the 1975 Order.

6.  References to the “1992 Liability Convention” shall be references to sections 152 to 170 of the Act.

7.  Sub-paragraph (a) of Article 36 bis shall be omitted.

8.  In sub-paragraph (b) of Article 36 bis for “the above-mentioned Conventions” there shall be substituted “the 1969 Liability Convention, the 1992 Liability Convention and the 1971 Fund Convention”.

9.  In sub-paragraph (c) of Article 36 bis, the reference to “Article 4 of this Convention” shall be a reference to Part I of Schedule 5 to the Act.

10.  In sub-paragraph (d) of Article 36 bis, the reference to “paragraph 1 of Article 9 of this Convention” shall be a reference to section 179(1) of the Act.