Section 81: Who is liable to pay ships' dues.

(1) The following persons shall be liable to pay ships' dues levied on a ship under paragraph (a) of section 80 of this Act-
(a) the master or owner;
(b) every consignee or agent who shall have paid or made himself liable to pay any dues on account of such ship in the port of her arrival or discharge.
(2) The following persons shall be liable to pay ships' dues levied on a ship under paragraph (b) of section 80 of this Act-
(a) the master or owner;
(b) as to pilotage inwards, every consignee or agent who shall have paid or made himself liable to pay any dues on account of such ship in the port of her arrival or discharge;
(c) as to pilotage outwards, every consignee or agent who shall have paid or made himself liable to pay any dues on account of the ship in her port of departure.