In force2020 Revised Edition

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Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Multimodal Transport Document

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 —

(a)

the provisions of this Act; and

(b)

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.

Terms defined in s 2

consignee
Defined · s 2
“consignee”, in relation to any goods that are the subject of a multimodal transport contract, means the person entitled under the multimodal transport contract to receive the goods from the multimodal transport operator of the contract;
Open s 2
consignor
Defined · s 2
“consignor”, in relation to any goods that are the subject of a multimodal transport contract, means the person who concluded the contract with another person under which the other person is to be the multimodal transport operator;
Open s 2
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;
Open s 2
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;
Open s 2
multimodal transport document
Defined · s 2
“multimodal transport document” means a document which evidences —(a)a multimodal transport contract for the international multimodal transport of any goods;(b)the taking in charge of the goods by the multimodal transport operator of the contract; and(c)an undertaking by the multimodal transport operator to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of the contract;
Open s 2
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;
Open s 2

Report

Read on from s 10

Part 4

Liabilities of Multimodal Transport Operator

Read on from Part 4

Part 5

Duties and Liabilities of Consignor

Read on from Part 5

Part 6

Miscellaneous

Read on from Part 6