Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971

1Application of Hague Rules as amended

2Contracting States, etc.

3Absolute warranty of seaworthiness not to be implied in contracts to which Rules apply

4Application of Act to British possessions, etc.

5Extension of application of Rules to carriage from ports in British possessions, etc.

SCHEDULEThe Hague Rules as amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968

1The carrier shall be bound before and at the beginning...

2Subject to the provisions of Article IV, the carrier shall...

3After receiving the goods into his charge the carrier or...

4Such a bill of lading shall be prima facie evidence...

5The shipper shall be deemed to have guaranteed to the...

6Unless notice of loss or damage and the general nature...

6bisAn action for indemnity against a third person may be...

7After the goods are loaded the bill of lading to...

8Any clause, covenant, or agreement in a contract of carriage...

1Neither the carrier nor the ship shall be liable for...

2either the carrier nor the ship shall be responsible for...

3The shipper shall not be responsible for loss or damage...

4Any deviation in saving or attempting to save life or...

5(a) Unless the nature and value of such goods have...

6Goods of an inflammable, explosive or dangerous nature to the...

1The defences and limits of liability provided for in these...

2If such an action is brought against a servant or...

3The aggregate of the amounts recoverable from the carrier, and...

4Nevertheless, a servant or agent of the carrier shall not...

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971

1971 Chapter 19

An Act to amend the law with respect to the carriage of goods by sea.

[8th April 1971]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—