Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Act, 1988
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Limitation on actions against Fund. |
22.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), an action shall not be brought against the Fund— | |
(a) after three years from the date on which the pollution damage occurred unless an action for compensation has already been commenced under this Act against the owner of a ship or his guarantor and the Fund has been notified pursuant to rules of court of the action by any party thereto, or | ||
(b) after six years from the date of the incident which caused the pollution damage: Provided that, where the incident causing the pollution damage consists of a series of occurrences, the period of six years specified in this paragraph shall be deemed to commence on the happening of the first of those occurrences. | ||
(2) The right of the owner of a ship or his guarantor to seek indemnification from the Fund pursuant to section 20 (6) shall not, in any case, be extinguished before the expiry of a period of six months after the date on which such owner or his guarantor first became aware that a claim for damages under this Act was brought against him or them. |