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


Failure of a party to appear or to present its case at any stage of the proceedings shall not be deemed an admission of the other party’s assertions. In that event, the other party may, at its choice, request the conciliators to close the proceedings or to deal with the questions presented to them and submit a recommendation in accordance with the provisions for making recommendations set out in this Code.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/37/schedule/part/TWO/chapter/VI/crossheading/article-44/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982/schedule/part-TWO/chapter-VI/crossheading-article-44/paragraph-1
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