Section 14 Protection for ships and aircraft.
United Kingdom
F1A claim under this Act falling within subsection (1A) is not to give rise to any lien or other right in respect of any ship or aircraft; and the following provisions of the M1Administration of Justice Act 1956 (which relate to the bringing of actions in rem against ships or aircraft in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively), that is to say—
section 3(3) and (4);
section 47; and
paragraph 3(3) and (4) of Part I of Schedule 1,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2, shall not apply to that claim.
The claims are—
a claim in respect of an occurrence falling within section 7(1B)(b), 10(1) or 11 which constitutes a breach of a person’s duty under section 7, 7B, 8, 9, 10 or 11;
a claim in respect of an event that constitutes a breach of a duty under section 7(1E), 7B, 8, 9 or 10(1A) where the threatened breach of duty would consist of an occurrence falling within section 7(1B)(b) or 10(1).
Subsection (1) of this section shall have effect in relation to any claim notwithstanding that by reason of section 16 of this Act no payment for the time being falls to be made in satisfaction of the claim.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in s. 14(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 16(2) (with art. 40)
- F2
Words repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39, SIF 111), ss. 50(4), Sch. 7 Pt. 1
- F3
S. 14(1A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 16(3) (with art. 40)
Marginal citations
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