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S.I. No. 586/2007 - Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2007

S.I. No. 586/2007 - Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2007 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.

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(4)of the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (No. 9 of 2005) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 842 of 2005 ), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2007. 2. The 9th day of August 2007 is appointed as the day upon which the following provisions of the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (No. 9 of 2005) shall come into operation: (
  1. a)sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; (
  2. b)Part 3; and (
  3. c)Schedule 2. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 9 August 2007 NOEL DEMPSEY Minister for Transport EXPLANATORY NOTE. (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) This order provides for the commencement of sections 1 to 5, Part 3 and Schedule 2 of the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 . Part 3, section 28, gives effect to the 1996 Protocol to the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976). The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1996 gives effect in the State to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976. This section provides for amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1996 to give effect to the 1996 Protocol, which provides for higher levels of compensation in individual cases. Part 3, section 29, amends subsection
(2)of section 8 of the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Act 1988 . Section 8 of the 1988 Act, as amended by section 5 of the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 1998 , lists the parties not liable for pollution damage caused by ships in the State. This is now being amended to include salvage operations undertaken by the Irish Coast Guard. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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