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Section 10

Extinguishment of claims

of Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994

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Section 10

No action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 or 3A shall be considered by any Court in Malaysia unless the action is commenced within three years from the date the pollution damage occurred or within six years from the date of the incident which caused the pollution damage, and where the incident consists of a series of occurrences, the six years’ period shall run from the date of the first such occurrence.