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Maritime Transport Act 1994

General provisions relating to shipping - Duty of assistance

188: Duty of assistance

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"Helping the Maritime Authority with Their Job"

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You have a duty to help when it comes to maritime transport. If you have a job to do under this Act, you must help the Authority and its employees at reasonable times. You must also make sure your agents and employees help them when they need to enter, inspect, or examine something related to your job.

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Part 14General provisions relating to shipping
Duty of assistance

188Duty of assistance

  1. Every person on whom any duty is imposed by this Act—

  2. shall at all reasonable times furnish; and
    1. shall ensure that at all reasonable times the person’s agents and employees furnish—
        1. the means required by the Authority, its employees, the Director, or their respective agents for an entry, inspection, examination, audit, inquiry, or the exercise of any other power, under this Act in relation to the duty.

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