Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Issue of multimodal transport document
(1)
When goods are taken in charge in Singapore by a multimodal transport operator pursuant to a multimodal transport contract, the multimodal transport operator must issue to the consignor of the goods a multimodal transport document.
(2)
The multimodal transport document must, at the option of the consignor of the goods, either be in negotiable or non-negotiable form.
(3)
The multimodal transport document must be signed by the multimodal transport operator or by a person authorised by the multimodal transport operator.
(4)
A multimodal transport document issued to bearer is negotiable by delivery.
(5)
A multimodal transport document issued to order is negotiable by the endorsement of the holder completed by delivery.
(6)
A consignee of goods that are the subject of a multimodal transport contract as evidenced by a multimodal transport document has and is vested with all rights of action and is subject to all liabilities in respect of those goods as if the consignee were a party to the contract.
(7)
The rights and liabilities are vested in the consignee under subsection (6) subject to —
the provisions of this Act; and
the stipulations in the multimodal transport document,except that the duties and liabilities of the consignor in Part 5 do not apply to the consignee.