MS Act 196Chapter IV · Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage
Section 196 · Application of this Chapter
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This Chapter shall apply to,---
(a) pollution damage caused due to escape or discharge of bunker oil from every Indian vessel and from every ship other than an Indian vessel while it is,---
(i) within the territory of India including territorial waters;or
(ii) at a port or a place in India or within the coastal waters, not extending more than two hundred nautical miles from the baseline;
(b) preventive measures for preventing or minimising the pollution damage,
but shall not apply to---
(a) warships, naval auxiliary or other vessels owned or operated by the Government and used for the time being, only for non-commercial purposes;
(b) pollution damage specified in Chapter III of this Part.
(a) pollution damage caused due to escape or discharge of bunker oil from every Indian vessel and from every ship other than an Indian vessel while it is,---
(i) within the territory of India including territorial waters;or
(ii) at a port or a place in India or within the coastal waters, not extending more than two hundred nautical miles from the baseline;
(b) preventive measures for preventing or minimising the pollution damage,
but shall not apply to---
(a) warships, naval auxiliary or other vessels owned or operated by the Government and used for the time being, only for non-commercial purposes;
(b) pollution damage specified in Chapter III of this Part.
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