98 Owner and master liable in respect of dangerously unsafe ship
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

98  Owner and master liable in respect of dangerously unsafe ship

(1)     If a ship which—

(a)     is in a port in the United Kingdom, or

(b)     is a United Kingdom ship and is in any other port,

is dangerously unsafe, then, subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, the master and the owner of the ship shall each be guilty of an offence.

(2)     Where, at the time when a ship is dangerously unsafe, any responsibilities of the owner with respect to the matters relevant to its safety have been assumed (whether wholly or in part) by any person or persons other than the owner, and have been so assumed by that person or (as the case may be) by each of those persons either—

(a)     directly, under the terms of a charter-party or management agreement made with the owner, or

(b)     indirectly, under the terms of a series of charter-parties or management agreements,

the reference to the owner in subsection (1) above shall be construed as a reference to that other person or (as the case may be) to each of those other

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