Section 109

The owner or master of any vessel discharging or intending to discharge any cargo which is the subject or likely to be the subject of a declaration of general or particular average into the premises of the Authority shall inform the Authority of the existence or likelihood of such declaration and of the particulars of the cargo affected or likely to be affected thereby prior to the commencement of such discharge.

The Authority shall be exempt from all liability in respect of the discharge, reception, storage or removal of any cargo referred to in subsection (1).[97A