Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act, 1998

Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act.

8.—Section 17 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) A guarantor may limit his liability under this section;”,

and

(b) the insertion of the following subsection:

“(3A) Where a guarantor limits his liability under this section sections 10(1) (b) and 12 shall apply with the necessary modifications.”.