5.1 Introduction

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5.1 Introduction

Table 4.
		Actual notice time
Compliance with given notice		1) Short	2) Contractual	3) Long
	A) Early	1A	2A	3A
	B) On time	1B	2B	3B
	C) Late	1C	2C	3C

The issue to be considered in this chapter is whether the charterer’s positively communicated notice has binding effect and if so, how it binds the charterer. When the obligation to notify is an independent obligation to inform as we found in chapter 3, it becomes a nuanced question whether and in what way the owner’s reliance on the notice is legally protected.

Pursuant to the research question, the main purpose is to determine whether the 1A owner unlike the 1B owner has grounds to apply the early redelivery-perspective. It is natural to also comment shortly on the owner’s remedies when the charterer overstays notice i.e., typically a 3C situation.