# The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution)(Pitcairn) Order 1997, Paragraph 168: Limitation of liability under section 154.


For the purposes of section 17 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 as extended to Pitcairn any liability incurred under section 154 shall be deemed to be a liability to damage in respect of such damage to property as is mentioned in paragraph 1(a) of Article 2 of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2585/schedule/1/paragraph/168 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollutionpitcairn-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-168
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