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← Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998

Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 s 30

s 30 Extinguishment of claims

30.—(1) No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless —(a) the action is commenced; or (b) a third party notice of an action to enforce a claim against the owner or the owner’s insurer in respect of the same damage is given to the Fund, not later than 3 years after the claim against the Fund arose. (2) In subsection (1), “third party notice” means a notice of the kind described in section 29(2) and (3). (3) No action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a court in Singapore unless the action is commenced not later than 6 years after the occurrence, or first of the occurrences, resulting in the discharge or escape or in the relevant threat of contamination (as the case may be) by reason of which the claim against the Fund arose.

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