Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
3. Application of Parts 3 to 6
Feedback & supportParts 3 to 6 apply in relation to any civil claim relating to the carriage of goods that are the subject of a multimodal transport contract but only if either or both of the following are satisfied:
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;
the place for the taking in charge of the goods by the multimodal transport operator of the contract as specified in the contract is located in Singapore or an ASEAN member country;
the place for delivery of the goods by the multimodal transport operator of the contract as specified in the contract is located in Singapore or an ASEAN member country.
Subsection (1) applies to any civil claim whether founded in contract or tort, and whether made against the multimodal transport operator, any servant or agent of the multimodal transport operator, or other person whose services the multimodal transport operator has used to perform the contract.
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;