International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (Ratification and Enforcement) Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Enforcement of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

2. Short title

3. of such carriage of oil in bulk aboard.

4. operator, “owner” shall mean such company.

5. “Oil” means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy dies

6. ship.

7. may occur, provided that compensation for impairment of the environment

An Act to enable effect to be given in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 as amended;

and for related matters.

[22nd December 2006]

[Commencement. ]

WHEREAS a Convention entitled “the International Convention on Civil Liability for

Oil Pollution Damage 1969” as thereafter amended in 1976 and 1992 respectively has

been duly adopted by divers Countries and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is desirous

of adhering to the said Convention and has deposited the necessary instrument of

Ratification:

AND WHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to make legislative provisions for the

enforcement in the Federal Republic of Nigeria of the provisions of the said Convention by way of an Act of the National Assembly;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS:

Enforcement of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

1. Enforcement of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution

Damage

As from the commencement of this Act, the provisions of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 set out in the Schedule to this Act,

shall subject as thereunder provided have the force of law in the Federal Republic ofNigeria and shall be given full recognition and effect and be applied by all authorities and

persons exercising legislative, executive or judicial powers in Nigeria.

[Schedule. ]

2. Short title

This Act may be cited as the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, 2006.

SCHEDULE

[Section I.]

The States Parties to the present Convention, CONSCIOUS of the dangers of pollution posed

by the worldwide maritime carriage of oil in bulk, CONVINCED of the need to ensure that