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s 4 Statement as to application of Rules to be included in bills of lading
Every bill of lading, or similar document of title, issued in Malaysia which contains or is evidence of any contract to which the Rules apply shall contain an express statement that it is to have effect subject to the said Rules as applied by this Act.
*NOTE–All references to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular Malaysia” –see the Interpretation (Amendment) 1997 [Act A996], subsection 5(2). **NOTE—The Rules referred to in this section were made by the International Conference on Maritime Law held at Brussels in October 1922 and amended at a meeting held at Brussels in October 1923. They were first adopted and applied in the former Federated Malay States, Johore and the Straits Settlements and subsequently extended to apply throughout the Federation.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pernyataan tentang pemakaian Kaedah-Kaedah hendaklah dimasukkan dalam bil muatan
Tiap-tiap bil muatan, atau dokumen hak milik yang serupa, yang dikeluarkan di Malaysia yang mengandungi atau merupakan keterangan mengenai apa-apa kontrak yang baginya Kaedah-Kaedah terpakai hendaklah mengandungi suatu pernyataan nyata bahawa ia hendaklah mempunyai kuat kuasa tertakluk pada Kaedah-Kaedah tersebut sebagaimana yang terpakai menurut Akta ini.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
