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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Carriers Act, 1865 Section 8

Common Carrier Liable for Loss or Damage Caused by Neglect or Fraud of Himself or His Agent

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Carriers Act, 1865 Section 8 is part of Carriers Act, 1865 - Common Carrier Liable for Loss or Damage Caused by Neglect or Fraud of Himself or His Agent. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Notwithstanding anything herein before contained, every common carrier shall be liable to the owner for loss of or damage to any 1[property including container, pallet or similar article of transport used to consolidate goods delivered] to such carrier to be carried where such loss or damage shall have arisen from the criminal act of the carrier or any of his agents or servants and shall also be liable to the owner for loss or damage to any such property other than property to which the provisions of section 3 apply and in respect of which the declaration required by that section has not been made, where such loss or damage has arisen from the negligence of the carrier or any of his agents or servants.

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1. Inserted by Act 28 of 1993, section 31 and Schedule, Pt I, for "property delivered" (c.f.o. 16-10-1992).

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What does Carriers Act, 1865 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Carriers Act, 1865 (Common Carrier Liable for Loss or Damage Caused by Neglect or Fraud of Himself or His Agent) is reproduced on this page as part of the Carriers Act, 1865. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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