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Marine Liability Act

Version of section 62 from 2010-01-02 to 2024-10-30:


Marginal note:International Fund to be party to legal proceedings

  •  (1) If a claimant commences an action against the owner of a ship or the owner’s guarantor in respect of a matter referred to in section 51 or Article III of the Civil Liability Convention,

    • (a) the document commencing the proceedings shall be served on the International Fund and that Fund is then a party to the proceedings; and

    • (b) the International Fund may appear and take any action that its Director considers appropriate for the proper administration of that Fund.

  • Marginal note:Method of service on International Fund

    (2) In addition to any method of service permitted by the rules of the court in which a proceeding is commenced, service of documents on the International Fund under paragraph (1)(a) may be effected by registered mail.

  • 2001, c. 6, s. 62
  • 2009, c. 21, s. 11

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