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Section 46 - Supreme Court Act 1986 - Liability for loss of life or personal injuries — Zoe

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46 Liability for loss of life or personal injuries (1) If, owing to the fault of two or more vessels, a person on board one of those vessels suffers loss of life or personal injuries, the owners of the vessels are jointly and individually liable. (2) Nothing in this section— (a) deprives any person of a right of defence on which, apart from this section, that person might have relied; or (b) affects the right of any person to limit that person's liability in any lawful manner. No. 6387 s. 66.

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