ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
404. Liability for injury or loss of life
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
404. Liability for injury or loss of life
(1)Where loss of life or personal injury is suffered by any person on board a ship owing to the fault of that ship and of any other ship, the liability of the owners of the ships shall be joint and several.(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed as depriving any person of any right of defence on which, apart from this section, he might have relied in an action brought against him by the person injured, or any person or persons entitled to sue in respect of such loss of life, or shall affect the right of any person to limit his liability in the manner provided by law.(3)Section 403(3) and (6)(b) applies also to this section.