1. Where the consignor hand over the prescribed dangerous goods to a multimodal transport operator or any person acting on behalf of such operator, the consignor shall inform him of the nature of the dangerous goods and , if necessary, the precautions to be taken while transporting such goods. 2. Where the consignor fails to […]
Basis of liability of multimodal transport operator 13. The consignor shall be deemed to have guaranteed to the multimodal transport operator the adequacy and accuracy, at the time the multimodal transport operator takes charge of the goods, of the particulars referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of section 9 as furnished by the consignor […]
Issue of multimodal transport document 7. 1. Where the consignor and the multimodal transport operator have entered into a contract of the multimodal transportation and the multimodal transport operator has taken charge of the goods, he shall, at the option of the consignor, issue a negotiable or non – negotiable multimodal transport document. 2. The […]
No person to carry on business without registration 3. No person can carry on or commence the business of multimodal transportation unless he is registered under Act. Provided that a person carrying on the business of multimodal transportation immediately before the commencement of this Act, may continue to do far period of three months from […]
Short title extent and commencement 1. a. This act is to be called the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993. b. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. c. It will be deemed to have come into force on the 16th Day of Oct’1992. Definitions 2. In this […]
Transportation of international trade merchandise has traditionally been carried the intermodal way, utilizing different modes of transport such as road transport, railways, inland waterways and shipping, and in the resulting transport chain, exporters and importers, have to deal with many different carriers, each having its own liabilities for the clearly demarcated part of shipment. Though […]