SCHEDULE The Hague Rules as amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 (1971 c 19) | Legislation

SCHEDULE The Hague Rules as amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968

Article I

In these Rules the following words are employed, with the meanings set out below:—

(a)     “Carrier†includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper.

(b)     “Contract of carriage†applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, in so far as such document relates to the carriage of goods by sea, including any bill of lading or any similar document as aforesaid issued under or pursuant to a charter party from the moment at which such bill of lading or similar document of title regulates the relations between a carrier and a holder of the same.

(c)     “Goods†includes goods, wares, merchandise, and articles of every kind whatsoever except live animals and cargo which by the contract of carriage is stated as being carried on deck and is so carried.

(d)     “Ship†means any vessel used for the carriage of goods by sea.

(e)     “Carriage of goods†covers the period from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time they are discharged from the ship.

Article II

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