163 Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

Compulsory insurance

163  Compulsory insurance against liability for pollution

(1)     Subject to the provisions of this Chapter relating to Government ships, subsection (2) below shall apply to any ship carrying in bulk a cargo of more than 2,000 tons of oil of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)     The ship shall not enter or leave a port in the United Kingdom or arrive at or leave a terminal in the territorial sea of the United Kingdom nor, if the ship is a United Kingdom ship, a port in any other country or a terminal in the territorial sea of any other

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