86. Limit of employer’s liability under section 85

Where a person (called in this section A) left behind in or taken to any country as mentioned in section 85(1) remains there after the end of a period of 3 months, the person who last employed A as a seaman (called in this section the employer) is not liable under that section to make provision for A’s return or for any matter arising after the end of that period, unless the employer has, before the end of that period, been under an obligation imposed on the employer by regulations made under that section to make provision with respect to A.