196. Application of this Chapter
This Chapter shall apply to,---
(a)
pollution damage caused due to escape or discharge of bunker oil from every Indian vessel and from every ship other than an Indian vessel while it is,---
(i)
within the territory of India including territorial waters;or
(ii)
at a port or a place in India or within the coastal waters, not extending more than two hundred nautical miles from the baseline;
(b)
preventive measures for preventing or minimising the pollution damage, but shall not apply to---
(a)
warships, naval auxiliary or other vessels owned or operated by the Government and used for the time being, only for non-commercial purposes;
(b)
pollution damage specified in Chapter III of this Part.