section 193
Limitation period.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Infrastructure2025327 sections
Chapter III CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE
Statutory text
- (1) The rights of compensation under this Chapter shall be extinguished unless action is brought within a period of--
- (a) three years from the date of occurrence of pollution damage; and
- (b) six years from the date of the incident which caused pollution damage.
- (2) If the incident consists of a series of occurrences, the period of six years shall commence from the date of the first occurrence.
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