Cargo [fr. Cargo, Sp., the load of a ship; charge, Fr.], the lading of a ship, the merchandise or wares contained and conveyed in a ship.
Includes anything carried or to be carried in a ship or other vessel. [Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948), s. 2 (aa) includes anything carried or to be carried in a ship or other vessel. Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986), s. 2 (b)]
Cargo is expressly defined therein to mean property other than baggage. There is, therefore, no way by which 'cargo' can be read to include baggage, International Airport Authority of India v. Ashok Dhawan, (1997) 11 SCC 343 (344). [International Airports Authority (Storage and Processing of Goods) Regulations, 1980, Regn. 2(b) and (g)]
Cargo, includes mail, Halsbury's Laws of England Vol. 2, para 1092, p. 525 [Civil Aviation Act, 1982, s. 105(1) (UK)].
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