OIL POLLUTION (LAND USE AND REQUISITION) Ord. No. 44/77
(4) If the claimant agrees in writing that he accepts such amount in full settlement of his claim, that amount shall be paid to the claimant.
8. In the absence of agreement as to-
(a) whether compensation is payable under this Ordinance; or
(b) the amount of such compensation; or
(c) the person to whom it is payable,
the issue shall be determined in civil proceedings begun by the claimant not later than 3 months after the service upon him of notice under section 7(3), and no compensation shall be due or payable otherwise than so determined.
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Compensation to be determined by civil proceedings in default of agreement.
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PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Compensation payable under this Ordinance is charged on and Compensation. shall be paid out of the general revenue of Hong Kong.
10. (1) The owner of-
(a) a vessel from which oil, not being part of a cargo of persistent oil in bulk within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Hong Kong) Order 1975, has escaped or been dis- charged within the waters of the Colony; or
(b)
any installation or container, whether on land or in or on water, not being a vessel or part thereof, from which any oil has escaped or been discharged into the waters of the Colony,
shall be liable to the Government for the costs of all measures taken under this Ordinance or otherwise reasonably taken by the Government for a specified purpose in relation to the escape or discharge of oil, including the amount of any compensation reasonably paid under Part III.
(2) In any proceedings by the Government to recover any costs. referred to in subsection (1), a certificate purporting to be signed by the Director of Accounting Services shall, unless the contrary is proved, be proof of the amount of the costs incurred.
(3) In this section "owner", in relation to a registered ship, means the person or persons registered as its owner, except that in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered as the ship's operator, it means the person registered as its operator.
11. Any person who without reasonable excuse-
(a) obstructs a competent authority, or a public officer acting in exercise of his powers under this Ordinance, or any public officer or other person accompanying or assisting any such public officer;
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(b) fails to comply with any direction given under section 6(1),
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for one year.
to be paid from general
revenue.
Liability for costs of cleaning-up operations. (L.N. 47/76.)
Offences.