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