# Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (repealed 1.1.1996), Section 3: Restriction of liability for oil pollution.

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

Where, as a result of any occurrence taking place while a ship is carrying a cargo of persistent oil in bulk, any persistent oil carried by the ship is discharged or escapes then, whether or not the owner incurs a liability under section 1 of this Act,—
(a) he shall not be liable otherwise than under that section for any such damage or cost as is mentioned therein; and
(b) no servant or agent of the owner nor any person performing salvage operations with the agreement of the owner shall be liable for any such damage or cost.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/59/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-act-1971-repealed-111996/section-3
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