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Freight

of any part of the cargo which was contracted to be carried and through any fault of the consignor has not been carried. As to the shipowners' lien for freight, see (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, ss.

Contracting carrier

who as a principal makes an agreement for carriage governed by the Warsaw Convention with a passenger or consignor or with a person acting on his hehalf, Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act, 1962, Sch., Pt. 1,

Consignment

for sale or purchase; also the goods themselves so sent. He who consigns the goods is called the consignor, and the person to whom they are sent is called the consignee. (ii) means goods entrusted to a

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Bill of Lading

of carriers, acknowledging the receipt of merchants' goods, of which there are usually three parts-one kept by the consignor, one sent to the consignee, and one preserved by the master. It is the evidence of the title

A person

A person. The word 'a person' in s. 55(1) of the Railways Act must be understood to mean 'consignor', 'consignee', or ' endorsee', Jagjit Cotton Textile Mills v. Chief Commercial Supdt NR, (1998) 5 SCC 126:...

Consigner

One who consigns See Consignor

Consignee

The person to whom goods or other things are consigned a factor correlative to consignor

Carriage by Air Act (English)

passengers, luggage and goods consigned, and the liabilities of the carrier and rights and liabilities of passengers and consignors. The Act is to come into force by Order in Council.

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