SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Provisions to be inserted as Schedule 5A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Chapter IIICOMPENSATION BY THE INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES FUND (HNS FUND)

General provisions on contributions

Article 16

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The HNS Fund shall, subject to article 19, paragraphs 3 and 4, also have separate accounts in respect of:

a

oil as defined in article 1, paragraph 5(a)(i) (oil account);

b

liquefied natural gases of light hydrocarbons with methane as the main constituent (LNG) (LNG account); and

c

liquefied petroleum gases of light hydrocarbons with propane and butane as the main constituents (LPG) (LPG account).