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CentralAct 28 of 1993

The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993

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.

Sections

33 in this Act

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3No person to carry on business without registration
  4. 4Registration for multimodal transportation
  5. 5Cancellation of registration
  6. 6Appeal
  7. 7Issue of multimodal transport document
  8. 8Multimodal transport document to be regarded as document of title
  9. 9Contents of multimodal transport document
  10. 10Reservation in the multimodal transport document
  11. 11Evidentiary effect of the multimodal transport document
  12. 12Responsibility of the consignor
  13. 13Basis of liability of multimodal transport operator
  14. 14Limits 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. 15Limits 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. 16Liability of the multimodal transport operator in case of delay in delivery of goods under certain circumstances
  17. 17Assessment of compensation
  18. 18Loss of right of multimodal transport operator to limit liability
  19. 19Limit of liability of multimodal transport operator for total loss of goods
  20. 20Notice of loss of or damage to goods
  21. 20APeriod of responsibility
  22. 21Special provision for dangerous goods
  23. 22Right of multimodal transport operator to have lien on goods and documents
  24. 23General average
  25. 24Limitation on action
  26. 25Jurisdiction for instituting action
  27. 26Arbitration
  28. 27Delegation of power
  29. 28Multimodal transport contract to be made in accordance with this Act
  30. 29Act of override other enactments
  31. 30Power to make rules
  32. 31Repealed
  33. 32Repeal and savings