Prospective
5(1)A person is not liable to make a payment under section 2 to Her Majesty's Government or a Party to Annex VI in respect of any costs if or to the extent that the person has made a payment to that Government or Party in respect of those costs under Part 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (salvage and wreck); and vice versa.U.K.
(2)Where a person liable to make a payment under section 2 to Her Majesty's Government or a Party to Annex VI is also liable to make a payment to another person under Part 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in respect of action taken pursuant to the same environmental emergency, the amount which a person is liable to pay under that section is reduced by the amount the person is liable to pay under that Part.
(3)Where a person liable to make a payment under section 3 to the Antarctic Environmental Liability Fund is also liable to make a payment to a person under Part 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in respect of action taken pursuant to the same environmental emergency, the amount which the person is liable to pay under that section is to be reduced by the amount the person is liable to pay under that Part.