Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1996
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 PART II Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976  | ||
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 Interpretation ( Part II ).  |   
 6.—In this Part—  | |
“Contracting State” means a state that is a party to the 1976 Convention;  | ||
“the 1976 Convention” means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, done at London on the 19th day of November, 1976.  |