The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

No person to carry on business without registration

Registration for multimodal transportation

Cancellation of registration

Appeal

Issue of multimodal transport document

Multimodal transport document to be regarded as document of title

Contents of multimodal transport document

Reservation in the multimodal transport document

Evidentiary effect of the multimodal transport document

Responsibility of the consignor

Basis of liability of multimodal transport operator

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

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

Liability of the multimodal transport operator in case of delay in delivery of goods under certain  circumstances

Assessment of compensation

Loss of right of multimodal transport operator to limit liability

Limit of liability of multimodal transport operator for total loss of goods

Notice of loss of or damage to goods

Period of responsibility

Special provision for dangerous goods

Right of multimodal transport operator to have lien on goods and documents

General average

Limitation on action

Jurisdiction for instituting action

Arbitration

Delegation of power

Multimodal transport contract to be made in accordance with this Act

Act of override other enactments

Power to make rules

Repealed

Repeal and savings

All sections

The multimodal transport operator shall not be liable under any of the
provisions of this Act unless action against him is brought within nine months of--

(a) the date of delivery of the goods, or

(b) the date when the goods should have been delivered, or

(c) the date on and from which the party entitled to receive delivery of the goods has the right to
treat the goods as lost under sub-section (2) of section 13.

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