ABSTRACT
The 1969 CLC The CLC was brought into English law by the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (the 1971 Act), subsequently ss 152-70 of Sched IV, Chapter III of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The examination of the CLC will start with the 1969 CLC regime. Not only does its structure underpin that of the 1992 regime but the old regime will still apply to claims arising prior to 30 May 1996. From that date to 15 May 1998 the two regimes co-existed with claims being met initially under the 1969 CLC and then the 1971 fund, any balance being met under the 1992 CLC and then the 1992 fund. Reference will be made to the relevant provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The 1969 CLC provisions appear in Sched IV, while their 1992 equivalents appear in the body of the Act itself.
