BILLS OF LADING ORDINANCE, 1886

BILLS OF LADING ORDINANCE, 1886

Bills of Lading.

No. 29 of 1886

An Ordinance untitled An Ordinance relating to Bills of Lading.
[
14th December, 1886.]

WHEREAS it is.expedient that Ordinance No. 2 of 1856 should be
re-enacted with certain amendments: Be it' enacted by the Gov-
ernor of Hongkong, with the advice of the hegislative Council thereof;
as follows:
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1: This ordinance inay be cite. for all -purposes as ' Tlae Bills of
short titl. C.
Lading Ordinance, 1886.'
:' .mill of lading
rx:~aaxads of
.
~~', ' h~sign~e, &c:,
r; ~tin~nai^~e..
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aa: ~~gainst
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OIiDI1V'ANC.E No. 28 .OF;

.Bills of Lading.

2. Ordinance No. 2 of 1$56 is hereby repealed but such repeal shall
not affect the bast operation of the said Ordinance nor anything done or
suffered thereunder.

Iti~lIts under 3. Every CUrisl0ozlee of bUOds named in a, hilt of lading,
and every
bills of lading ,
to Vest in endorsee of a bill of lading to whom the property in the goods
therein
consignee or
endorsee. mentioned shall pass, upon or by reason of such consiornment or
endorse-
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c. Lx~, ~. ~.~ meat, shall have transferred to and vested in- him all
rights of suit, and
be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods, as if the
contract
contained in tine bill of lading had been made with himself.
Not to affect 4. -Nothina herein contained, shad prejudice or affect any
right of
right °f stop' sto age in transit;.z., ~ or any right to claim freight
against the original
page in txan- pp ~' tD
a a n
situ or claim:,
for freight. shipper or owner, or any liability of the consignee or
endorsee by reason

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ins & xy Vic. or in consequence of his being such consignee, or endorsee
or of his

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consequence of his being such consignee, or endorsee, or of his
receipt of the goods by reason or in consequence of such consignment or
endorsement.

Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for s
valuable consideration representing foods to have been shipped on board
a,vessel, shall -be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the
master or other person signing the same, notwithstanding that such.
goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such
holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of
receiving the same that the foods lead not been is fact laden, on board
Provided that the master or other person so signing may exonerate him-
self in respect of such misrepresentation by showing that it was caused
without any default on his part, and wholly by the fraud of the shipper,
or of the holder, or some person under whom the holder claims.,
2047

Short tilte.
2048
Repeal.
Rights under bills of lading to vest in consignee or endorsee.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 111, s. 1.]
Not to affect right of stoppage in transitu or claims for freight.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 111, s. 2.]
Bill of lading in bands of consignee, &., conclusive evidence of the shipment as against master, &c.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 11, s. 3.]
Proviso.

2047

Short tilte.
2048
Repeal.
Rights under bills of lading to vest in consignee or endorsee.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 111, s. 1.]
Not to affect right of stoppage in transitu or claims for freight.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 111, s. 2.]
Bill of lading in bands of consignee, &., conclusive evidence of the shipment as against master, &c.
[18 & 19 Vic. c. 11, s. 3.]
Proviso.

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