PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 48
Meaning of "owner" of vessel or cargo
PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 48
Meaning of "owner" of vessel or cargo
48 Meaning of "owner" of vessel or cargo
(1) In this Act,
"owner" of a vessel or cargo means (subject to this section) the person who
owns the vessel or cargo . (2) A reference in this Act to the owner of a
vessel includes a reference to: (a) a person registered as the vessel 's owner
in the relevant authority under the marine legislation or the National law or
other certificate of registry for the vessel , or (b) a person who has
chartered the vessel . (3) A reference in this Act to the owner of a vessel or
cargo includes a reference to a joint owner of the vessel or cargo . (4) A
reference in this Act to the owner of a vessel or cargo includes a reference
to any person who, whether on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another:
(a) exercises any of the functions of the owner of the vessel or cargo , or
(b) represents to the relevant port authority that the person has those
functions or accepts the obligation to exercise those functions . (5) For the
purposes of this Act, a person does not cease to be an owner of a vessel
because the vessel is mortgaged, chartered, leased or hired to another person.
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