Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 7 extended (with modifications) to Anguilla, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (30.11.1997) by 1997/2579, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2

Part II U.K. Provisions having effect in connection with Convention

Right to limit liability U.K.

2 U.K. [F1 Subject to paragraph 6 below,]the right to limit liability under the Convention shall apply in relation to any ship whether seagoing or not, and the definition of “shipowner” in paragraph 2 of article 1 shall be construed accordingly.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 2 inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1998/1258, arts. 7(a), 8, Sch.

F2 [F3 2A] U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 7 para. 2A omitted (13.5.2004) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1273), arts. 1, 2

F3 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 2A inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1998/1258, arts. 7(b), 8, Sch.