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Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Liability for Oil Pollution
12. Extinguishment of claims
Feedback & supportNo action to enforce a claim in respect of a liability incurred under section 3 shall be entertained by any court in Singapore unless the action is commenced —
(a)
not later than 3 years after the claim arose; and
(b)
not later than 6 years after the occurrence, or first of the occurrences, resulting in the discharge or escape or in the relevant threat of contamination (as the case may be) by reason of which the liability was incurred.
discharge or escape
Defined · s 23
“discharge or escape”, in relation to pollution damage, means the discharge or escape of oil from the ship;