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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

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

313: Goods that cease to exist or cannot be identified

You could also call this:

“What happens when stuff mentioned in a document is lost or mixed up”

This part of the law talks about goods that are mentioned in a document. Even if the goods no longer exist or can’t be found after the document was made, the rules in this part of the law still apply. This means that if the goods are mixed with other things or have been destroyed, the law still works the same way.

When you read about ‘goods’ in this part of the law, remember that it includes goods that might not exist anymore or can’t be found. This is important to understand how the law works.

Also, there’s another part of the law, section 315, that might add more information to this. You should look at that section too if you want to understand everything about this topic.

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Bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders: Interpretation

313Goods that cease to exist or cannot be identified

  1. Nothing in this subpart prevents this subpart from applying where the goods to which a document relates—

  2. cease to exist after the document is issued; or
    1. cannot be identified (whether because the goods are mixed with other goods or for any other reason).

      1. References in this subpart to the goods to which a document relates must be interpreted in accordance with subsection (1).

      2. This section does not limit section 315.

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