Clause 12
Extinguishment of claims
of Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 12 of 41
Clause 12
No 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 not later than 3 years after the claim arose nor 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.