Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006
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The Merchant Shipping Act 2006 (c 8) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It has three main purposes: to give effect to the Supplementary Fund Protocol 2003, to give effect to Annex IV of the MARPOL Convention, and to amend section 178(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
.
Special Drawing Rights
in cases of oil slicks and other environmental pollution.
to restrict claims to being enforced within three years of the damage occurring, whereas previously it had been restricted to within three years after "the claim against the Fund arose", and within six years of the damage occurring.
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of the United Kingdom
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. It has three main purposes: to give effect to the Supplementary Fund Protocol 2003, to give effect to Annex IV of the MARPOL Convention, and to amend section 178(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom in 1995.The Merchant Shipping Act 2006 amended section 178 of the Act...
.
Supplementary Fund Protocol
Section 1 of the Act allows the government to enact provisions giving effect to the 2003 Protocol by affirmative Order in Council. The protocol, drawn up under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation establishes an international fund which will pay out up to $1 billion in International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
Special Drawing Rights
Special Drawing Rights
Special Drawing Rights are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund . Not a currency, SDRs instead represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged...
in cases of oil slicks and other environmental pollution.
MARPOL Convention
Section 2 of the Act amends section 128(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 by inserting an extra paragraph extending the government's power to make provisions by Order in Council to include giving effect to the convention.Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Section 3 of the Act amends section 178(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995Merchant Shipping Act 1995
The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom in 1995.The Merchant Shipping Act 2006 amended section 178 of the Act...
to restrict claims to being enforced within three years of the damage occurring, whereas previously it had been restricted to within three years after "the claim against the Fund arose", and within six years of the damage occurring.
External links
- The Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006.
- IMO article on the 2003 Protocol
- ePolitix article on the Act