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

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

(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 1992;
(c) “the Fund” means the International Fund established by the Fund Convention; ...
(d) “Fund Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Fund Convention is in force.
(e) “the Supplementary Fund Protocol” means the Protocol of 2003 to the Fund Convention;
(f) “the Supplementary Fund” means the International Supplementary Fund established by the Supplementary Fund Protocol; and
(g) “Supplementary Fund Protocol country” means a country in respect of which the Supplementary Fund Protocol 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.
(3) Subsection (2) applies in relation to the Supplementary Fund Protocol as it applies in relation to the Fund Convention.

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