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Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment Act, 2007 (Act No. 4 of 2007

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Schedule 1 : Convention

Chapter VII : Liability of the Registrar

Article 28 - Liability and financial assurances

 

 

(1) The Registrar shall be liable for compensatory damages for loss suffered by a person directly resulting from an error or omission of the Registrar and its officers and employees or from a malfunction of the international registration system except where the malfunction is caused by an event of an inevitable and irresistible nature, which could not be prevented by using the best practices in current use in the field of electronic registry design and operation, including those related to back-up and systems security and networking.

 

(2) The Registrar shall not be liable under the preceding paragraph for factual inaccuracy of registration information received by the Registrar or transmitted by the Registrar in the form in which it received that information nor for acts or circumstances for which the Registrar and its officers and employees are not responsible and arising prior to receipt of registration information at the International Registry.

 

(3) Compensation under paragraph 1 may be reduced to the extent that the person who suffered the damage caused or contributed to that damage.

 

(4) The Registrar shall procure insurance or a financial guarantee covering the liability referred to in this Article to the extent determined by the Supervisory Authority, in accordance with the Protocol.