Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of MERCHANT SHIPPING (OIL POLLUTION) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011

Section 12

"Limitation of liability under section 3A

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1) Where the owner of a ship has or is alleged to have incurred a liability—

(a)

under section 3, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an amount determined in accordance with section 6; or

(b)

under section 3A, he may apply to the Court for the limitation of that liability to an amount determined in accordance with section 6A.".

Substitution of section 8