Singapore legislation
Section 17
of Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998
Section 17
Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Liability Convention
Despite Part 1 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959 and any rule of law relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, any judgment given by a court in a country which is not a Liability Convention country in respect of any liability for oil pollution incurred by the owner of a ship in that country may be recognised and enforced by the Court only up to the limit of liability prescribed by section 6.