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- Is commenced by Sea Transport Documents Act, 2000: Commencement
South Africa
Sea Transport Documents Act, 2000
Act 65 of 2000
- Published in Government Gazette 21884 on 13 December 2000
- Assented to on 5 December 2000
- Commenced on 20 June 2003 by Sea Transport Documents Act, 2000: Commencement
- [This is the version of this document from 13 December 2000.]
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—“court” means a competent court having jurisdiction in the matter;“holder” means a holder referred to in section 3(2);“Minister” means the Minister of Transport;“Republic” includes the Prince Edward Islands referred to in section 1 of the Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act No. 43 of 1948);“sea transport document” means—(a)a bill of lading;(b)a through bill of lading;(c)a combined transport bill of lading;(d)a sea waybill; or(e)any consignment note, combined transport document or other similar document, relating to the carriage of goods either wholly or partly by sea, irrespective of whether it is transferable or negotiable;“this Act” includes any regulation made under section 9.2. Application of Act
3. Transfer of sea transport documents
4. Transfer of rights and obligations
5. Saving of rights
Any—6. Evidence of shipment
A sea transport document that—7. Delivery
8. Persons acting in bad faith
9. Regulations
10. Amendment of law
Section 1 of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act, 1983 (Act No. 105 of 1983), is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection:11. Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Sea Transport Documents Act, 2000, and comes into operation on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.History of this document
20 June 2003
Commenced by
Sea Transport Documents Act, 2000: Commencement
13 December 2000 this version
05 December 2000
Assented to
Cited documents 1
Legislation 2
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 4595 citations |
2. | Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, 1983 | 38 citations |
Documents citing this one 4
Gazette 3
Judgment 1
1. | CH Offshore Ltd v PDV Marina SA and Others (A 113/2013) [2013] ZAKZDHC 62 (5 November 2013) | 1 citation |