Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 · s 15

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s 15Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Fund Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Fund Convention is in force;

“Fund Convention ship” means a ship registered under the law of a

Fund Convention country;

“guarantor” means any person providing insurance or other financial security to cover an owner’s liability of the kind described in section 11;

“the Fund” means the International Oil Pollution Compensation

Fund established by the Fund Convention;

“the Fund Convention” means the International Convention on the

Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil

Pollution Damage signed in London on 27 November 1992.