The Act limited claims generally to three years after any damage arose with a back-stop maximum of six years after which no claim at all could be begun. Section is a prescriptive provision not by way of a limitation period as such.
Citations:
Times 10-Mar-1999
Statutes:
Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 9
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Environment
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.80982
