Commentary on provisions of the Act Liabilities indemnities and insurance Section 36: Obligation to indemnify government etc against claims
Subsection (1) imposes an obligation on persons carrying on spaceflight activities to indemnify the Government and other persons listed in subsection (2) against claims for loss or damage. In cases where the Liability Convention applies, the United Kingdom may face claims as a launching state.7
	Subsection (3) makes this obligation to indemnify subject to any maximum liability specified in an operator licence under section 12(2) and to regulations made under section 4(4) which relate to exemptions from the requirement to hold an operator licence.
	Subsection (4) sets out the circumstances where the obligation to indemnify under this section will not apply.