Malaysia legislation

Section 4

of CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT 1950

Section 4

Statement as to application of Rules to be included in bills of lading

Malaysia which contains or is evidence of any contract to which the

Rules apply shall contain an express statement that it is to have effect subject to the said Rules as applied by this Act.

**NOTE—The Rules referred to in this section were made by the International Conference on

Maritime Law held at Brussels in October 1922 and amended at a meeting held at Brussels in

October 1923. They were first adopted and applied in the former Federated Malay States, Johore and the Straits Settlements and subsequently extended to apply throughout the Federation.

*NOTE–All references to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular Malaysia”

–see the Interpretation (Amendment) 1997 [Act A996], subsection 5(2).

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