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


(a) The costs of the conciliators and all costs of the administration of the conciliation proceedings shall be borne equally by the parties to the proceedings, unless they agree otherwise.
(b) When the conciliation proceedings have been initiated, the conciliators shall be entitled to require an advance or security for the costs referred to in article 43, paragraph 1(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/37/schedule/part/TWO/chapter/VI/crossheading/article-43/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982/schedule/part-TWO/chapter-VI/crossheading-article-43/paragraph-1
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