# Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865, Section 16: Recovery of expenses by owner from master, &c.


If the owner of any vessel or thing is in any case compelled to pay any penalty, expenses, sum of money, or costs, by reason of any act or omission of the master of a vessel or other person, he shall be entitled to recover the amount paid by him, with costs, from the person who actually committed the offence or did the wrongful act in respect whereof the owner was compelled to make such payment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/28-29/125/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-ports-regulation-act-1865/section-16
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