Section 9

Plaintiffs, in suits for loss, damage, or non-delivery, not required to prove negligence or criminal act. Repealed

The Carriers Act, 1865

  • Act 3 of 1865
  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
About this Act

An Act relating to the rights and liabilities of Common Carriers.

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In any suit brought against a common carrier for the loss, damage or non-delivery of 1goods (including container, pallets or similar article of transport used to consolidate goods) entrusted to him for carriage, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to prove that such loss, damage or non-delivery was owing to the negligence or criminal act of the carrier, his servants or agents.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 1993, s. 31 and the Schedule, Pt. I, for “goods entrusted” (w.e.f. 16-10-1992).
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