S.L. 234.16 Art. 9Limitforpassenger claims.

(1) Paragraph (1)(a) of Article 2 of the Convention shall have effect as if the reference to ''loss of life or personal injury'' did not include a reference to loss of life or personal injury to passengers of seagoing ships.

(2) Article 7 of the Convention shall not apply in respect of any seagoing ship.

(3) Article 7 of the Convention shall have effect in respect of any ship which is not seagoing as if paragraph 1 thereof reads:

''In respect of claims arising on any distinct occasion for loss of life or personal injury to passengers of a ship, the limit of liability of the shipowner thereof in respect of each passenger shall be an amount of 175,000 Units of Account.''.

(4) The provisions of this regulation shall only apply to claims covered by the Athens Convention relating to Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974, or any amendment or Protocol to that Convention, which arise from occurrences which take place after the coming into force of that Convention as part of the Law of Malta.