The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Bunkers Convention) Regulations 2006

Meaning of “the Liability Convention”, “the Bunkers Convention” and other expressions

3.—(1) Section 152 (meaning of “the Liability Convention” and related expressions) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, before ““the Liability Convention”“ there is inserted ““the Bunkers Convention”,“.

(3) In subsection (1) —

(a) before the definition of “the Liability Convention”, there is inserted—

““the Bunkers Convention” means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001;

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

“Bunkers Convention State” means a State which is a party to the Bunkers Convention;”; and

(b) in the definition of “Liability Convention State”, after “the” there is inserted “Liability”.

(4) In subsection (2), after “Convention” (in the first place it appears), there is inserted “or the Bunkers Convention” and for “the Liability Convention” (in the second place it appears), there is substituted “that Convention”.