Singapore legislation

Clause 17

of Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Bill

Clause 17

Restriction on enforcement of judgments given by court in country not party to Convention

Notwithstanding Part I of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 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.

Clause 17 — Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Bill