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Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993
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C2004C00790
01 November 2003
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21 February 2005
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Chapter 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Interpretation
4 Act to bind Crown
5 Operation of Act
5A Application of the Criminal Code
Chapter 3—The 1992 Convention
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Part 3.1—Repeal of Chapter 2
26 Repeal of Chapter 2
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Part 3.2—Outline of Chapter
27 Simplified outline
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Part 3.3—Interpretation
28 Interpretation
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Part 3.4—Legal recognition of the 1992 Fund
29 1992 Fund is a legal person
30 Director is the legal representative of the 1992 Fund
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Part 3.5—Compensation
31 Certain provisions of the 1992 Convention to have the force of law
32 Claims for compensation
33 1992 Fund may intervene in proceedings under the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981
34 Regulations to give effect to Article 8 of the 1992 Convention
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Part 3.6—Contributions to the 1992 Fund
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Division 1—Liability to make contributions
35 Liability to contribute to the 1992 Fund
36 Amount of contributions
37 When contributions are due and payable
38 Transitional
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Division 2—Recovery of contributions etc.
39 Late payment penalty
40 1992 Fund to be paid amounts equal to amounts of contributions
41 Recovery of contributions and late payment penalty
42 Regulations relating to recovery of contributions etc.
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Division 3—Record-keeping and returns etc.
43 Authority to inform 1992 Fund
44 Record-keeping and returns etc.
45 Failure to give information or returns
46 False information or returns
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Chapter 4—Regulations
47 Regulations
Schedule 1—International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971
Schedule 2—Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971
Schedule 3—Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971
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Schedule 4—Resolution LEG.2(82)
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993