Harter Act 1893

Harter Act 1893 in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Harter Act 1893, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: formerly 46 U.S. Code Appx. 190-196. It is the precursor of COGSA (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary), 1936 in the U.S. It continues to apply to coasting trade and to shipping exempt from COGSA and also governs the carrier’s (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) liability for the goods before loading and after discharge. See the text in Tetley, M.C.C., 4 Ed., 2008 at pp. 2742-2744. Note that the Harter Act was codified in 46 U.S. Code at Chapter 307 (“Liability of Water Carriers”) by the “Act to complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, ‘Shipping’, as positive law”, being the Act of October 6, 2006, Public Law No. 109-304 (formerly H.R. 1442). The codification, while simplifying, clarifying and modernizing the language of the original statute, was not intended to make any substantive change in its provisions.

Harter Act 1893 in Admiralty Law

For information on harter act 1893 in this context, see the entry on harter act 1893 in the maritime law encyclopedia.