Oil Pollution Act

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
OPA
Pronunciation
/ɔɪl pəˈluʃən ækt/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Legislation

Examples in Context

  1. The Oil Pollution Act(OPA) of 1990 replaced the liability provisions of section 311.
  2. The1990 Oil Pollution Act(OPA) mandates that a compensation fund for spills be set up.
  3. As a result of the lack of oil pollution act in China, there are some divergence on how to define the liability of oil pollution caused by ship collision in the judicial practice.
  4. Instead of sticking with the 1990 oil pollution act, passed after the Exxon Valdez disaster, Washington has moved to impose punitive damages.
  5. American Regime on the Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage from Ships and Its Oil Pollution Act(OPA) of 1990

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