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Home REGULATION Carriage of Goods By Sea Act § 1305. Surrender of rights; increase of liabilities; charter parties; general average

§ 1305. Surrender of rights; increase of liabilities; charter parties; general average

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TITLE 46, APPENDIX--SHIPPING
CHAPTER 28--CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA

§ 1305. Surrender of rights; increase of liabilities; charter parties; general average

A carrier shall be at liberty to surrender in whole or in part all or any of his rights and immunities or to increase any of his responsibilities and liabilities under this chapter, provided such surrender or increase shall be embodied in the bill of lading issued to the shipper.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to charter parties; but if bills of lading are issued in the case of a ship under a charter party, they shall comply with the terms of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be held to prevent the insertion in a bill of lading of any lawful provision regarding general average.

(Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 229, title I, § 5, 49 Stat. 1211.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1306, 1309, 1313 of this Appendix.

From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access. Browse latest version at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/browse.html

 

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