Owners and operators shall have all the duties
and responsibilities as prescribed in this Code and the regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto, and no owner or operator shall be relieved
from any such duty and responsibility nor be entitled to defend against
any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the occupant
is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
Occupants shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in Article
VI and all the regulations promulgated thereto, and the occupant shall not be relieved from any such duty and responsibility nor be entitled to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the owner or operator is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
The respective obligations and responsibilities
of the owner and operator on one hand and the occupant on the other
shall not be altered or affected by any agreement or contract by and
between any of the aforesaid or between them and other parties.