Hovercraft (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Amendment)) Order 1998
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1998/1257 |
| Year | 1998 |
1998 No. 1257
HOVERCRAFT
The Hovercraft (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Amendment)) Order 1998
Made 19th May 1998
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1
At the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of May 1998
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has, in pursuance of section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 19681, been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1)(i) and 1(3)(f) of the Hovercraft Act 1968, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Amendment)) Order 1998 and shall come into force on the date, to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, on which the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 19762enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom.
2. The Hovercraft (Civil Liability) Order 19863shall be amended so that in paragraph (8) of Part B of Schedule 3, and in Part (3)B of Schedule 4, in respect of Article 6 there shall be substituted:
“THE LIMITS
1. The limits of liability for claims arising on any distinct occasion shall be calculated as follows:
(a) in respect of claims for loss of life or personal injury:
(i) £852,085 for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight not exceeding 8,000 kg.;
(ii) £1,659,605 for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight in excess of 8,000 kg., but not exceeding 13,000 kg., and
(iii) for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight in excess thereof, an amount in addition to that mentioned in (ii) which equals £25.55 for each additional kg.,
(b) in respect of any other claims:
(i) £357,360 for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight not exceeding 8,000 kg.;
(ii) £698,270 for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight in excess of 8,001 kg. but not exceeding 13,000 kg.; and
(iii) for a hovercraft with a maximum operational weight in excess thereof, an amount in addition to that mentioned in (ii) which equals £10.75 for each additional kg.
2. Where the...
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