The Offshore Pollution Liability Association Ltd


Articles of Association

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MEMBERSHIP FEES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

5. (A) Every Member shall, subject as hereinafter provided, pay to the Association in respect of every year commencing at 00.01 hours G.M.T. on the 1st January (each such year being hereinafter referred to as "a financial year") during any part of which it is a Member a membership fee of £ Stg.500 or such other amount as the Association in General Meeting may at any time or from time to time decide.
  (B) In the case of a Member which is not a Member on the 1st January in a financial year the amount of its membership fee in respect of such financial year shall be calculated by multiplying the membership fee for such financial year by the number of days from the date of which it becomes a Member to the next succeeding 31st December (both dates inclusive) and by dividing the result by the number of days in such financial year.
6. Every Member shall in respect of each year ending 31st December during any part of which it is a Member pay to the Association a subscription or subscriptions calculated the provisions of paragraph 2 of the Appendix to these Articles.
7. Every Member and former Member which on any relevant Incident Date (as defined in the Appendix to these Articles) was a Member and had prior to that date made OPOL applicable to any Accountable Unit (as so defined) shall pay to the Association a contribution towards the amount required to enable payment to be made to Claimants pursuant to Clause III of OPOL in relation to the relevant Incident as calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Appendix to these Articles provided that Members shall have no obligation under this Article (a) with respect to any Party who, at the time of the relevant Incident had failed to establish or maintain financial responsibility as provided in Clause II.C.2 of OPOL or (b) with respect to a Person who had ceased to be a Member or a Party at the time of the relevant Incident.
8. Every membership fee, subscription and contribution due from a Member or former Member pursuant to the provisions of these Articles shall be payable within thirty days of the service by the Association on such Member or former Member of a notice as to the amount of such membership fee, subscription or contribution.

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