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Section 352Y

Extinguishment of Claims.

The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
1[352Y. Extinguishment of claims.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no action to enforce a claim against the Fund under this Part shall be entertained by a High Court unless--

(a) the action to enforce is commenced; or

(b) notice of action to enforce a claim against the owner or his guarantor in respect of the same pollution damage is given to the Fund,

within three years from the date when the damage occurred:


Provided that in no case an action to enforce a claim shall be brought after six years from the date of the incident that caused such damage.]




1. Ins. by s. 27, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-2993).