291 Service of documents
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

Service of documents

291  Service of documents

(1)     Any document authorised or required to be served on any person may be served on that person—

(a)     by delivering it to him;

(b)     by leaving it at his proper address; or

(c)     by sending it by post to him at his proper address.

(2)     Any such document required to be served on the master of a ship may be served—

(a)     where there is a master, by leaving it for him on board the ship with the person appearing to be in command or charge of the ship;

(b)     where there is no master, on—

(i)     the managing owner of the ship; or

(ii)     if there is no managing owner, on any agent of the owner; or

(iii)     where no such agent is known or can be found, by leaving a copy of the document fixed to the mast of the ship.

(3)     Any document

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