[163A Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution from bunker oil]
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

[163A  Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution from bunker oil]

[(1)     Subject to the provisions of this Chapter relating to Government ships, subsection (2) below shall apply to any ship having a gross tonnage greater than 1,000 tons calculated in the manner prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 5(2) of Part II of Schedule 7.

(2)     The ship shall not enter or leave a port in the United Kingdom or arrive at or leave a terminal in the territorial sea of the United Kingdom nor, if the ship is a United Kingdom ship, a port in any other country or a terminal in the territorial sea of any other country, unless there is in force—

(a)     a contract of insurance or other security in respect of the ship satisfying the requirements of Article 7 of the Bunkers Convention; and

(b)     a certificate complying with the provisions of subsection (3) showing that there is in force

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