Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Carriage of goods - Rights of carriers

292: Liability of carrier extinguished in respect of sale or disposal of goods

You could also call this:

“Carrier not responsible when goods are sold or disposed of”

When goods are sold, destroyed, or disposed of according to the rules in sections 285 to 291, the people who transport the goods (called carriers) are no longer responsible for what happens to those goods. This means you can’t hold them accountable for the sale, destruction, or disposal of the goods.

However, if something bad happened to the goods before they were sold, destroyed, or disposed of, the carriers might still be responsible for that earlier damage. For example, if the goods were damaged during transport before being sold, the carrier could still be held responsible for that damage.

This rule applies no matter what other rules say about carrier responsibilities. It’s important to remember that this only applies when the goods are handled according to the specific sections mentioned.

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Part 5 Other commercial matters
Carriage of goods: Rights of carriers

292Liability of carrier extinguished in respect of sale or disposal of goods

  1. This section applies if any goods are sold, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with any of sections 285 to 291.

  2. Neither the contracting carrier nor any actual carrier is liable (whether under this subpart or otherwise) in respect of the sale, the destruction, or any other disposition of the goods.

  3. However, the sale, the destruction, or any other disposition does not affect any liability for any loss or damage that had already occurred in respect of the goods before their sale, destruction, or other disposition.

  4. This section applies despite any of the other provisions of this subpart.

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