# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 1

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

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/7/part/I/chapter/8/crossheading/the-general-limits/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-7/part-I/chapter-8/crossheading-the-general-limits/paragraph-1
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