Section 14

The representative person appointed under regulation 12 shall represent the owner and the bareboat charterer of a ship in respect of all matters concerning the operations of the ship, in particular, for all matters related to the crew, safety and environmental protection.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the representative person shall, on behalf of the owner and bareboat charterer

{a) accept service of all documents in respect of legal proceedings against the owner or bareboat charterer of the ship, which may be served on the representative person pursuant to paragraph {d) of subsection (1) of section 183 of the Order;

{bj where the Registrar by notice served on the owner, bareboat charterer or representative person requires the owner or bareboat charterer to take any action or give any information concerning the ship or the operation of the ship as a registered ship, take such action or give such information within the time specified in the notice or, if no such time is specified, within a reasonable time.

The duties prescribed by sub-regulations (1) and (2) shall be in addition to and shall not derogate from any other duties prescribed in relation to a representative person by or under the Order or these Regulations.

Sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) shall continue to apply to the appointed representative person until -

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fa/ the appointment by the owner or bareboat charterer of another representative person in relation to the ship;

fb the expiration of a period of 30 days after the date on which a declaration is deposited under regulation 12;

fc} the registration of the ship is closed; or

(d} that person's death, if an individual, or winding-up or dissolution, as the case may be, of a body corporate, whichever event occurs ftrst.

Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as making the representative person appointed in relation to a ship liable in any legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, for any act or omission of the owner or bareboat charterer.

Appointment of agent.