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Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of the multimodal transportation of goods, from any place in India to a place outside India, on the basis of a multimodal transport contract and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 199328 |
| Act Number | 28 |
| Enactment Date | 1993-04-02 |
| Act Year | 1993 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Shipping |
| Enforcement Date | 16-10-1992 |
- All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 No person to carry on business without registration
- 4 Registration for multimodal transportation
- 5 Cancellation of registration
- 6 Appeal
- 7 Issue of multimodal transport document
- 8 Multimodal transport document to be regarded as document of title
- 9 Contents of multimodal transport document
- 10 Reservation in the multimodal transport document
- 11 Evidentiary effect of the multimodal transport document
- 12 Responsibility of the consignor
- 13 Basis of liability of multimodal transport operator
- 14 Limits of liability when the nature and value of the consignment have not been declared and stage of transport where loss or damage occurred is not known
- 15 Limits of liability when the nature and value of the consignment have not been declared and stage of transport where loss or damage occurred is known
- 16 Liability of the multimodal transport operator in case of delay in delivery of goods under certain circumstances
- 17 Assessment of compensation
- 18 Loss of right of multimodal transport operator to limit liability
- 19 Limit of liability of multimodal transport operator for total loss of goods
- 20 Notice of loss of or damage to goods
- 20A Period of responsibility
- 21 Special provision for dangerous goods
- 22 Right of multimodal transport operator to have lien on goods and documents
- 23 General average
- 24 Limitation on action
- 25 Jurisdiction for instituting action
- 26 Arbitration
- 27 Delegation of power
- 28 Multimodal transport contract to be made in accordance with this Act
- 29 Act of override other enactments
- 30 Power to make rules
- 31 Repealed
- 32 Repeal and savings
