New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 378

378 Time for bringing proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

1 No action to enforce a claim against the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund for compensation under section 372 may be brought in any court, unless the proceedings are commenced, or a notice is served on the fund in accordance with the provisions of section 380 , not later than 3 years after the claim arose; and in any case no such action may be brought later than 6 years after the occurrence of the event or, as the case may be, the first of the events giving rise to the claim.

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Note: 1974 No 14 s 53

History: Section 378 heading: amended, on 15 June 2018, by section 20(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).   Section 378(1): amended, on 15 June 2018, by section 20(2)(a) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).     Section 378(1): amended, on 15 June 2018, by section 20(2)(b) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).     Section 378(1): amended, on 15 June 2018, by section 20(2)(c) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).     Section 378(1): amended, on 25 June 1999, by section 12(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 53).     Section 378(2): repealed, on 25 June 1999, by section 12(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 53).