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Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 · s 6
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Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 · s 6
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Where the owner of a ship incurs a liability under section 3 in respect of any one incident, the provision relating to the limitation of liability of the owner of the ship in certain cases of loss or damage under any other written law relating to merchant shipping shall not apply to that liability.
The owner of a ship who incurs a liability under section 3 may limit his liability in accordance with this Act as set out in Part I of this First Schedule.
If it is proved that the pollution damage resulted from an act or omission of the owner of the ship, committed with the intent to cause such damage, or recklessly and with the knowledge that such damage would probably result, he shall not be entitled to limit his liability under subsection (2).
16 Laws of Malaysia ACT 515