Owners and operators shall have all the duties
and responsibilities as prescribed in this chapter and the regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto, unless specifically set forth to the
contrary, 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 this chapter and all the regulations promulgated
in connection therewith, and the occupant shall not be relieved from
any such duty or 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.
Unless expressly provided to the contrary in
this chapter, 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.
