Section 537: Claims excepted from limitation

537. Claims excepted from limitation.—(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to— (a) claims for salvage or contribution in general average ; (b) claims for oil pollution damage ; (c) claims subject to any international convention or any Pakistan law governing or prohibiting limitation of liability for nuclear damage ; (d) claims against the ship owner of a nuclear ship for nuclear damage ; (e) claims by a servant of the ship owner or salvor whose duties are connected with the ship or salvage operations, including claims of their heirs, dependants or other persons entitled to make such claims; if the contract of service between the ship owner or salvor and such servants is governed by Pakistan law or, in case Pakistan law is not applicable, if under the applicable law the ship owner or salvor is not entitled to limit his liability in respect of such claims, or if he is by such law only permitted to limit his liability to an amount greater than that provided for under section 541 ; (f) claims in respect of the raising, removal, destruction or the rendering harmless of a ship which is sunk, wrecked, stranded or abandoned including anything that is or has been on board such ship; and (g) claims in respect of the removal, destruction or the rendering harmless of the cargo of the ship.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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