Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability Convention) Act, 2013 (Act No. 25 of 2013)Part 3 : Insurance Certificates9. Interpretation |
In this Part—
| (a) | "Government ship" means a ship, including a warship, owned by a state, and includes a ship owned by the Government of the Republic; |
| (b) | a reference to a contract of insurance, or to other financial security, in respect of a ship, must be construed as a reference to a contract of insurance, or to other financial security, covering the liability of the owner of the ship under the 1992 Liability Convention for pollution damage caused in a place to which the 1992 Liability Convention applies; and |
| (c) | a reference to the limits of the liability prescribed by paragraph 1 of Article V of the 1992 Liability Convention, in relation to a ship, must be construed as a reference to the amount to which the owner of the ship is entitled, under that paragraph, in its application to the ship as part of the law of the Republic, to limit his or her liability under the 1992 Liability Convention in respect of any one incident. |