# Merchant Shipping(Liner Conferences) Act 1982, Paragraph 1


A shipping line member of a conference shall be entitled, subject to the provisions regarding withdrawal which are embodied in pool schemes and/or cargo-sharing arrangements, to secure its release, without penalty, from the terms of the conference agreement after giving three months’ notice, unless the conference agreement provides for a different time period, although it shall be required to fulfil its obligations as a member of the conference up to the date of its release.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/37/schedule/part/ONE/chapter/II/crossheading/article-4-sanctions/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982/schedule/part-ONE/chapter-II/crossheading-article-4-sanctions/paragraph-1
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