Carriage Of Goods By Sea

Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 1924 (U.K. 14 & 15 Geo. 5, C. 22) in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 1924 (U.K. 14 & 15 Geo. 5, C. 22), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The Act giving effect in the United Kingdom to the Hague Rules 1924 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). It was repealed effective June 23, 1977 with the coming into force of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, (see this legal term in this law dictionary).

Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992 (U.K. 1992 C. 50) in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992 (U.K. 1992 C. 50), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The curiously named U.K. Bills of Lading Act. It is a statute which covers bills of lading, sea waybills, ship’s delivery orders and, in the future, electronic documents (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). It replaced the U.K. Bills of Lading Act, 1855, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 111 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) and came into force September 16, 1992. (See text at [1994] JMLC 143). It might have been better titled the “Carriage of Goods by Sea Documents Act.”

Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1971 (U.K. 1971 C. 19) in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1971 (U.K. 1971 C. 19), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The United Kingdom statute giving effect to the Hague Rules 1924(see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) as amended by the Visby Protocol 1968 (see Visby Rules, (see this legal term in this law dictionary)). The Act came into force June 23, 1977. The Visby S.D.R. Protocol 1979 (see Visby Rules, (see this legal term in this law dictionary)) was given the force of law in the U.K. by the Merchant Shipping Act 1981 (U.K. 1981 c. 10), in force Feb. 14, 1984. (See text in Tetley, M.C.C., 4 Ed., 2008 at p. 2745 et seq.).

Carriage of Goods By Sea in Admiralty Law

For information on carriage of goods by sea in this context, see the entry on carriage of goods by sea in the maritime law encyclopedia.