The Carriage of Goods Act

• Coming into Force: 18 June 1889
• Year: 1889
• Type of Document: Revised Statutes

CARRIAGE

OF

GOODS

THE

CARRIAGE

OF

GOODS

ACT

1

ARRANGEMENT

OF

SECTIONS

1.

Short

title.

PART

I.

Carriage

of

Goods

by

Lund

2.

“Carrier” defined.

3.

Carrier exempt from liability

in

respect of

certain

articles

unless

4.

Notice of extra charge for such articles

if

over

$20

value.

5.

Receipt for package sent at extra charges.

6.

Public notice

limiting

liability invalid.

7.

Receiving

house

of carrier.

8.

Special contracts not affected.

9.

Carrier not protected from liability for felony of his employees.

Employees not protected from liability for their

own

neglect

or

10.

Carriers only liable for actual value

not

exceeding

declared

value declared,

and

for extra charge.

misconduct.

value.

PART

II.

Carriage

of

Goods

by

Sea

11.

Extent of application of rules

in

the

Schedule.

12.

Contract not to imply absolute undertaking

by

carrier.

13.

Statement to

be

contained in bill of lading.

14.

Effect of Article

VI

of

rules.

15.

Bill

of

lading

not

guarantee

of

weight

of

article

shipped.

16.

Saving.

Delivery

of

Goods

and

Lien

for

Freight

17. Interpretation.

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2

CARRIAGE

OF

GOODS

18.

Power

of

dhipowner

to

enter

and

land

goods

on

default

by

owner of

goods.

19. Lien for

freight

on

landing

goods.

20.

Discharge

of

lien.

21.

Provisions

as

to

deposits

by

owners

of

goods.

22.

Sale

of

goods

by

warehousemen.

23.

Application

of

proceeds

of

sale.

24.

Warehouseman’s rent

and

expenses.

25.

Warehousemen’s

protection.

26.

Saving

for

power

of

discharge

of

ship

or

delivery

of

goods.

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