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Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991
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C2017C00280 (C11)
23 August 2017
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Act to bind Crown
6 Extension to external Territories
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Part 2—Application of the amended Hague Rules etc.
7 The amended Hague Rules
8 The amended Hague Rules to have the force of law
9 Interpretation
9A Determination of limits of a port or wharf
10 Application of the amended Hague Rules
11 Construction and jurisdiction
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
17 Absolute undertaking to provide a seaworthy ship not implied
18 Act prevails over certain provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
19 Act not to affect operation of certain provisions
20 Repeal of the Sea Carriage of Goods Act 1924 etc.
21 Repeal of section 2C of the International Arbitration Act 1974 and substitution of new section
22 Regulations
Schedule 1—The amended Hague Rules (unmodified text)
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Schedule 1A—Schedule of modifications
1. Modifications
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
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