It was worth noting that these two Acts constituted the oil pollution response, liability framework, and containment used during the Exxon Valdez. At this point that it emerged the oil spill liability and response laws in the country were defective. Ideally, such laws ought to be clear on: the parties responsible for reporting and responding to the incident; those will lead the containment and cleanup exercises; detailed damages, costs, and expenses to be incurred by the party deemed responsible for the spill (Sump, 2011). In addition, the Act ought to define the means of compensating the damage caused by the spill and finite conditions under which the responsible party can transfer liability to a third party, limit liability, or evade it all the
It was worth noting that these two Acts constituted the oil pollution response, liability framework, and containment used during the Exxon Valdez. At this point that it emerged the oil spill liability and response laws in the country were defective. Ideally, such laws ought to be clear on: the parties responsible for reporting and responding to the incident; those will lead the containment and cleanup exercises; detailed damages, costs, and expenses to be incurred by the party deemed responsible for the spill (Sump, 2011). In addition, the Act ought to define the means of compensating the damage caused by the spill and finite conditions under which the responsible party can transfer liability to a third party, limit liability, or evade it all the