Section 539: Counter-claims.––Where a person entitled to limitation of liability under this chapter — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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539. Counter-claims.––Where a person entitled to limitation of liability under this chapter has a claim against the claimant arising out of the same occurrence, their respective claims shall be set off against each other and the provisions of this chapter shall only apply to the balance, if any.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 538: Conduct barring limitation.––A person liable shall not be entitled to limit his liability Section 540: Applications of the limits.––The limits of liability determined in accordance with Section 537: Claims excepted from limitation Section 541: General limits of liability Section 536: Claims subject to limitation Section 542: Limit for passenger claims

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