Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
(a)
“carrier” includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper;
(b)
“contract of carriage” applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, in so far as such document relates to the carriage of goods by sea, including any bill of lading or any similar document as aforesaid issued under or pursuant to a charter-party from the moment at which such bill of lading or similar document of title regulates the relations between a carrier and a holder of the same;
(c)
“goods” includes goods, wares, merchandises, and articles of every kind whatsoever, except live animals and cargo which by the contract of carriage is stated as being carried on deck and is so carried;
(d)
“ship” means any vessel used for the carriage of goods by sea;
(e)
“carriage of goods” covers the period from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time when they are discharged from the ship.
ARTICLE II
RISKS
Subject to Article VI, under every contract of carriage of goods by sea the carrier, in relation to the loading, handling, stowage, carriage, custody, care, and discharge of such goods, shall be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities, and entitled to the rights and immunities hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE III
RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES