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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders - Application

310: Application of this subpart

You could also call this:

“This section explains which shipping papers the law covers and where it applies in New Zealand”

This part of the law talks about certain documents used in shipping. It applies to three types of documents: bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders. These are important papers used when goods are transported by sea.

The law also makes sure that it covers all of New Zealand. This includes lakes and inland waters where boats can travel. So, no matter where you are in New Zealand, if you’re dealing with these shipping documents, this law applies to you.

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Part 5 Other commercial matters
Bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders: Application

310Application of this subpart

  1. This subpart applies to the following documents:

  2. bills of lading:
    1. sea waybills:
      1. ship’s delivery orders.

        1. To avoid doubt about the application of this subpart to navigable lakes and inland navigable waters of New Zealand, this subpart extends and applies to all parts of New Zealand to the extent that this subpart is applicable.

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