# Merchant Shipping Act 1979, Chapter IV. Scope of Application

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Article 15
This Convention shall apply whenever any person referred to in Article 1 seeks to limit his liability before the Court of a State Party or seeks to procure the release of a ship or other property or the discharge of any security given within the jurisdiction of any such State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/39/schedule/4/part/I/chapter/IV./Scope/of/Application (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-4/part-I/chapter-IV./Scope/of/Application
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