The Occupier's Liability Act 1957 imposes upon the occupier a duty of care. Licensees will usually share the status of occupier with the owner. But many Jews were not ready to make peace with a foreign occupier. Oconachar, founder of the clan, killed the bears and claimed the land as "first occupier". They have the right to defend themselves from the occupier. By early January 1943 this left 57 Squadron as the sole occupier of the base. The currently applicable test for the status of "occupier" is the degree of occupational control. Iran accuses the United States to be an "occupier" in Iraq. No occupier could remain there for long. Charles Ebden was the first European occupier of the region that included the Kyneton townsite. The first recorded occupier is Thomas Geere.