Part 5
Other commercial matters
Carriage of goods:
Application and effect of subpart
245Contracting out permitted for some matters
If the parties to a contract of carriage expressly provide for any matter to which any of the following sections apply, those sections have effect subject to the express terms:
- if the contract is for carriage at owner’s risk or for carriage on declared terms, sections 257 and 258 (which relate to when the responsibility of the contracting carrier for goods begins and ends):
- sections 261 to 265 (which relate to the liability of the actual carrier to the contracting carrier):
- if the contract of carriage is between a contracting carrier and an actual carrier or between actual carriers, section 273 (which provides a statutory warranty as to the condition of goods):
- sections 274 to 281 (which relate to the notice, limitation, and other matters relating to proceedings against carriers):
- sections 282 to 292 (which relate to the rights of carriers, including the right to sue for freight and dispose of certain goods carried).