Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Liabilities of Multimodal Transport Operator
23. Multimodal transport operator and servant, agent, etc., not entitled to limitation of liability if loss, etc., resulted from personal act or omission
Feedback & supportThe multimodal transport operator is not entitled to the benefit of the limitation of liability under this Part for the loss of, damage to, or delay in the delivery of the goods if it is proved that the loss, damage or delay resulted from an act or omission of the multimodal transport operator that is done —
multimodal transport operator
“multimodal transport operator” means any person who —(a)on the person’s own behalf or through another person acting on the person’s behalf, concludes a multimodal transport contract for the international multimodal transport of any goods;(b)acts as a principal (and not as an agent of or on behalf of the consignor or of any carrier participating in the international multimodal transport of the goods);(c)assumes responsibility for the performance of the multimodal transport contract; and(d)is under the register of the Singapore competent national body or the competent national body of an ASEAN member country;
with the intention to cause such loss, damage or delay; or
recklessly and with knowledge that such loss, damage or delay would probably result.
A servant or an agent of a multimodal transport operator or other person whose services a multimodal transport operator makes use of for the carriage of goods is not entitled to the benefit of the limitation of liability under this Part if it is proved that the loss, damage or delay resulted from an act or omission of such servant, agent or other person that is done —
goods
“goods” means any property (including any container, pallet or similar article of transport or packaging not supplied by a multimodal transport operator), whether such property is or is to be carried on or under the deck of a conveyance;
with the intention to cause such loss, damage or delay; or
recklessly and with knowledge that such loss, damage or delay would probably result.