Point in time view as at 31/01/1997.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 156 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
156Where, as a result of any occurrence taking place while a ship is carrying a cargo of persistent oil in bulk, any persistent oil carried by the ship is discharged or escapes then, whether or not the owner incurs a liability under section 153—
(a)he shall not be liable otherwise than under that section for any such damage or cost as is mentioned therein; and
(b)no servant or agent of the owner nor any person performing salvage operations with the agreement of the owner shall be liable for any such damage or cost.
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