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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders - Liabilities under shipping documents

320: Liabilities exclude liabilities in respect of goods to which ship’s delivery order does not relate

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“Ship's delivery order only makes you responsible for goods listed on it”

When you receive a ship’s delivery order, it might only cover some of the goods that are part of a larger shipping contract. If this happens, you are only responsible for the specific goods mentioned in that delivery order. You don’t have to worry about any other goods that aren’t listed on that particular order. This rule helps to make sure you’re only held accountable for the exact items you’re supposed to handle, as stated in the delivery order.

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Bills of lading, sea waybills, and ship’s delivery orders: Liabilities under shipping documents

320Liabilities exclude liabilities in respect of goods to which ship’s delivery order does not relate

  1. If the goods to which a ship’s delivery order relates are only a part of the goods to which the contract of carriage relates, the liabilities that a person is subject to under section 319 in relation to that order exclude liabilities in respect of any goods to which the order does not relate.

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