Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
New section 3A
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:
Quoted provision
Section 3A
(2)
Where more than one person is liable in accordance with subsection (1), their liability shall be joint and several.
(3)
Further, the owner of the ship shall be liable for any pollution damage caused to any area of any other Bunkers Convention country as a result of any incident specified in subsection (1).
(4)
Where an incident involving two or more ships occurs and pollution damage results from the incident, the owners of all the ships concerned shall, unless exonerated under section 4, be jointly and severally liable for all such pollution damage which is not reasonably separable.".
Amendment of section 4