# Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (repealed 1.1.1996), Section 15: Liability for cost of preventive measures where s. 1 does not apply.

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

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(2) For the purposes of section 17 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (limitation of liability) any liability incurred under section 1A of this Act shall be deemed to be a liability in respect of such damage to property as is mentioned in paragraph 1(a) of article 2 of the Convention in Part I of Schedule 4 to that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/59/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-act-1971-repealed-111996/section-15
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