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

Terms defined in s 2

• Court

  Court

  Defined · s 2

  “Court” means the General Division of the High Court;

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• Liability Convention country

  Liability Convention country

  Defined · s 2

  “Liability Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Liability Convention is in force;

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• oil

  oil

  Defined · s 2

  “oil” means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil and lubricating oil, whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunkers of such a ship;

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• owner

  owner

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  “owner”, in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship, or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship, except that, in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered in that State as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as its operator;

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• ship

  ship

  Defined · s 2

  “ship” means any sea-going vessel and seaborne craft of any type;

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