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The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 modernised the law on bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship's delivery orders. It replaced the Bills of Lading Act 1855 to resolve problems with containers and bulk cargo, allowing lawful holders of shipping documents to acquire contractual rights and liabilities under contracts of carriage.
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- Defines shipping documents: bills of lading, sea waybills, ship's delivery orders (s.1)
- Transfers rights of suit to lawful holder of bill of lading (s.2)
- Provides for liabilities to be imposed on persons who take or demand delivery (s.3)
- Extinguishes shipper's rights when they are transferred to another person (s.2(5))
- Applies to all carriage of goods by sea, not just UK voyages