154 Liability for oil pollution [in other cases]
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

154  Liability for oil pollution [in other cases]

(1)     [Subject to subsection (2A),] where, as a result of any occurrence, any oil is discharged or escapes from a ship. . ., then (except as otherwise provided by this Chapter) the [registered 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 so caused in the territory of the United Kingdom by any measures

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