SEA-CARRIAGE DOCUMENTS ACT 1996 - SECT 10 Shipment under bills of lading

SEA-CARRIAGE DOCUMENTS ACT 1996 - SECT 10

10 Shipment under bills of lading

(1) This section applies to a bill of lading that—

(a) represents goods to have been shipped, or received for shipment, on board a vessel; and

(b) is signed—

(i) by the master of the vessel; or

(ii) by another person with the express, implied or apparent authority of the carrier to sign bills of lading.

(2) A bill of lading to which this section applies is evidence as against the carrier, in favour of the shipper, of the shipment of the goods or, in the case of a received for shipment bill of lading, of their receipt for shipment.

(3) A bill of lading to which this section applies is conclusive evidence as against the carrier, in favour of a lawful holder of the bill, of the shipment of the goods or, in the case of a received for shipment bill of lading, of their receipt for shipment.