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Section 180: Limits of liability for death or personal injury

Merchant Shipping Act · PART VIII: CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE

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180. Limits of liability for death or personal injury (1) With respect to the limit of liability of a carrier for death or personal injury— (a) subject to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), liability for the death of or personal injury to a passenger shall not exceed 46,666 special drawing rights per carriage; [Issue 2] M62 – 86 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) where damages are awarded in the form of periodical income payments, the equivalent capital value of those payments shall not exceed the limits prescribed in paragraph (a); (c) interest on damages and legal costs shall not be included in the limits of liability prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b);and (d) the carrier and the passenger may agree, expressly and in writing, to limits of liability higher than those prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b). (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) (a), the Minister may prescribe a limit of liability higher than that provided for in subsection (1) (a) for a carrier whose principal place of business is in Mauritius.

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