# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 172: Meaning of “Liability Convention”, “the Fund Convention” and related expressions.


(1) In this Chapter—
(a) “the Liability Convention” has the same meaning as in Chapter III of this Part;
(b) “the Fund Convention” means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage opened for signature in Brussels on 18th December 1971;
(c) “the Fund” means the International Fund established by the Fund Convention; and
(d) “Fund Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Fund Convention is in force.
(2) If Her Majesty by Order in Council declares that any State specified in the Order is a party to the Fund Convention in respect of any country so specified, the Order shall, while in force, be conclusive evidence that that State is a party to that Convention in respect of that country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/4/paragraph/172 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-4/paragraph-172
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