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Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971

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CoGSA 1971 s.3: "There shall not be implied in any contract for the carriage of goods by sea to which the Rules apply by virtue of this Act any absolute undertaking by the carrier of the goods to provide a seaworthy
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If the Rules apply, the entire text of Rules is incorporated into the contract of carriage as a "statutory contract", and any attempt to exclude the Rules is void under Article III (8).
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which are to be found as the Schedule to the Act. The Act does not use the term "Hague-Visby Rules" as such; instead, the Rules are referred to in that Act as the
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The Hague-Visby Rules were amended by a protocol in 1979, but not all signatories to the Rules have adopted the amendments.
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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evidence of the receipt by the carrier of the goods", section 4 of the
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An Act to amend the law with respect to the carriage of goods by sea.
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does NOT apply to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea.
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evidence of receipt", thereby annulling the decision in
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
1971
Royal assent
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971
legislation.gov.uk
United Kingdom
act of Parliament
Hague-Visby Rules
strict
due diligence
bill of lading
prima facie
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992
conclusive
Grant v Norway
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea
Seaworthiness (law)
Himalaya clause
"Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971"
"maritimelawdigital.com"
Categories
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1971
Admiralty law in the United Kingdom

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