2048 ORDINANCE No. 28 of 1886 .
Bills of Lading.
Repeal. 2. Ordinance No. 2 of 1856 is hereby repealed but such repeal shall
not affect the past operation of the said Ordinance nor anything done or
suffered thereunder.
Rights under 3. Every consignee of goods named in a bill 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 consignment or endorse
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č. 111, s. 1. ] ment, 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 the bill of lading had been made with himself.
Not to affect 4. Nothing herein contained shall prejudice or affect any right of
right of stop
page in tran stoppage in transita , or any right to claim freight against the original
situ or claims
for freight. shipper or owner, or any liability of the consignee or endorsee by reason
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6. 111 , s. 2. ] or in 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 .
Bill of lading 5. Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for
in hands of
consignee, & c. , valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board
conclusive
evidence of a vessel , shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the
the shipment
as against master or other person signing the same, notwithstanding that such
master, &c .
[ 18 & 19 Vic. goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such
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holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of
receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board:
Proviso. Provided that the master or other person so signing may exonerate him
self 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 .