515 - *AKTA PERKAPALAN SAUDAGAR (PENCEMARAN MINYAK) 1994 — Malaysia law | Esheria

515 - *AKTA PERKAPALAN SAUDAGAR (PENCEMARAN MINYAK) 1994

This Act sets liability, insurance, compensation, and enforcement rules for oil and bunker-oil pollution from merchant ships.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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bunker oil liability claims limitation compensation fund compulsory insurance criminal offences judgment enforcement oil spill liability pollution compensation regulatory enforcement ship regulation

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About this statute

This Act sets liability, insurance, compensation, and enforcement rules for oil and bunker-oil pollution from merchant ships. This provision sets time limits for claims against the Fund, gives subrogation rights after payments, sets jurisdiction and judgment-enforcement rules, and grants enforcement powers and offence penalties.