Paragraph 1 F1

United Kingdom

The limits of liability for claims, other than those mentioned in Article 7, arising on any distinct occasion, shall be calculated as follows:

(a)

in respect of claims for loss of life or personal injury,

(i)

3.02 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons,

(ii)

for a ship with a tonnage in excess thereof, the following amount in addition to that mentioned in (i):

for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 1,208 Units of Account;

for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 906 Units of Account; and

for each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 604 Units of Account,

(b)

in respect of any other claims,

(i)

1.51 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons,

(ii)

for a ship with a tonnage in excess thereof the following amount in addition to that mentioned in (i):

for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 604 Units of Account;

for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 453 Units of Account; and

for each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 302 Units of Account.

Annotations

F1: Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 Ch. 2 Art. 6 para. 1 substituted (30.11.2016) by The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1061), arts. 1, 3(a)

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