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PART IV
Recognition and Enforcement of Determinations in Convention Countries
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Enforceability and recognition of determination made in Convention Country.
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25.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, where a relevant authority in a Convention Country has made a determination, that determination shall be enforceable or, as the case may be, recognised in the State.
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(2) In this Part—
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“determination” means a decision of a relevant authority made under any provision corresponding to this Act awarding compensation to any person for pollution damage;
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“relevant authority”, in relation to a Convention Country, means—
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(a) any court or tribunal which, under the laws of that state, has jurisdiction to determine the liability for pollution damage and to award compensation for such damage;
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(b) any administrative authority which, under the laws of that state, has the power to make a determination in respect of such liability and such compensation, being a determination which, in that state, is subject to appeal to, or review by, a court or tribunal;
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(c) any court or tribunal which, under the laws of that state, has jurisdiction to determine any appeal from, or to carry out any review of, a determination made in respect of such liability or such compensation by another relevant authority.
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