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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Carriage of goods - Rights of carriers

282: Contracting out permitted on rights of carriers

You could also call this:

“You can change some rules about carrying goods if both sides agree”

You can agree to change some of the rules about how goods are carried. Sections 283 to 292 of the law talk about the rights of people who carry goods. But section 245 says that for some things, you can make your own agreements that are different from what the law says. This means that the rules in sections 283 to 292 might not always apply if you and the person carrying your goods have agreed to something else.

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Carriage of goods: Rights of carriers

282Contracting out permitted on rights of carriers

  1. Sections 283 to 292 have effect subject to section 245 (which permits contracting out for some matters).

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