27. Dispute may be referred to arbitration

Terms defined in s 2

• goods

  goods

  Defined · s 2

  “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;

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• international multimodal transport

  international multimodal transport

  Defined · s 2

  “international multimodal transport” means the carriage of goods on the basis of a multimodal transport contract by at least 2 different modes of transport —(a)from a place in a country at which the goods are taken in charge by the multimodal transport operator of the contract;(b)to a place designated for the delivery of the goods situated in a different country;

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• multimodal transport contract

  multimodal transport contract

  Defined · s 2

  “multimodal transport contract” means a contract whereby a multimodal transport operator undertakes, against payment of freight, to perform or to procure the performance of international multimodal transport of goods;

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• multimodal transport operator

  multimodal transport operator

  Defined · s 2

  “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;

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