Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992
Dates
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to replace the Bills of Lading Act 1855 with new provision with respect to bills of lading and certain other shipping documents.
Citation	1992 c. 50
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Singapore
Royal assent	16 July 1992
Commencement	16 September 1992
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Bills of Lading Act 1855
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Bills of Lading Act 1855
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Law relating to Bills of Lading.
Citation	18 & 19 Vict. c. 111
Dates
Royal assent	14 August 1855
Repealed	16 September 1992
Other legislation
Repealed by	Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Admiralty and maritime law

History
Code of Hammurabi Corpus Juris Civilis Digesta Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris Amalfian Laws Hanseatic League
Features
Fishing Illegal Fisheries law Maritime transport Shipping/ferry Cargo Freight Shipbuilding Merchant marine Cargo ship Passenger ship Mortgage Registration Marine insurance Act of God Cargo Collision General average Seaworthiness Total loss Maritime security Letter of marque Drugs Piracy Pollution Smuggling Wartime prizes
Contract of carriage / charterparty
Affreightment Agency Barratry Bill of lading Brokerage Chartering Consignment Demurrage Force majeure Invoice Commercial Pro forma Laytime Lien Maritime Manifest Packing list Proof of delivery Salvage Law Terms International Waybill
Parties
Agent Factor Freight forwarder Captain (Master) The captain goes down with the ship Carrier Charterer Freight company Manager Consignee Consignor Principal Owner Seaman Mutiny Stevedore
Judiciaries
Admiralty court Vice admiralty court
International organizations
International Maritime Organization Comité Maritime International London Maritime Arbitrators Association International Association of Classification Societies (Lloyd's Register)
International conventions
Hague-Visby Rules Hamburg Rules Rotterdam Rules Maritime Labour Convention International Convention on Salvage United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) International piracy law SOLAS Convention MARPOL Convention Ballast Water Management Convention Anti-fouling Convention International Convention on Load Lines International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea SAR Convention Athens Convention Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
International Codes
IMDG Code ISM Code ISPS Code Polar Code IGC Code IBC Code TDC Code IS Code International Grain Code IMSBC Code INF Code

The Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992 (c. 50) is a UK statute regarding bills for the lading of goods onto ships. It repealed the Bills of Lading Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 111) and made new provisions.