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8/13/2019 PUBLIC ACT NO. 521.doc

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Sec. 2. S$b:ec# #o #he 'ro!""on o( Sec#"on -, $n+er e!er& con#rac# o( carr"a*e o(

*oo+ b& ea, #he carr"er "n rela#"on #o #he loa+"n*, han+l"n*, #o%a*e, carr"a*e,

c$#o+&, care, an+ +"char*e o( $ch *oo+ hall be $b:ec# #o #he re'on"b"l"#"e

an+ l"ab"l"#"e an+ en#"#le+ #o #he r"*h# an+ "00$n"#"e here"na(#er e# (or#h.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES

Sec. /. 41 The carr"er hall be bo$n+ be(ore an+ a# #he be*"nn"n* o( #he !o&a*e #o

eerc"e +$e +"l"*ence #o 7

4a ;a3e #he h"' ea%or#h&. 41 Ne"#her #he carr"er nor #he h"' hall be l"able (or lo or +a0a*e ar""n*

or re$l#"n* (ro0 $nea%or#h"ne $nle ca$e+ b& %an# o( +$e +"l"*ence on #he

'ar# o( #he carr"er #o 0a3e #he h"' ea%or#h& an+ #o ec$re #ha# #he h"' "

'ro'erl& 0anne+, e=$"''e+, an+ $''l"e+, an+ #o 0a3e #he hol+, re(r"*era#"n* an+

cool"n* cha0ber, an+ all o#her 'ar# o( #he h"' "n %h"ch *oo+ are carr"e+ ("# an+

a(e (or #he"r rece'#"on, carr"a*e, an+ 'reer!a#"on, "n accor+ance %"#h #he

'ro!""on o( 'ara*ra'h 41 o( Sec#"on 4/. 6hene!er lo or +a0a*e ha re$l#e+

(ro0 $nea%or#h"ne, #he b$r+en o( 'ro!"n* #he eerc"e o( +$e +"l"*ence hall be

on #he carr"er or o#her 'eron cla"0"n* ee0'#"on $n+er #h" ec#"on.

42 Ne"#her #he carr"er nor #he h"' hall be re'on"ble (or lo or +a0a*e ar""n*

or re$l#"n* (ro0 7

4a Ac#, ne*lec#, or +e(a$l# o( #he 0a#er, 0ar"ner, '"lo#, or #he er!an# o( #he

carr"er "n #he na!"*a#"on or "n #he 0ana*e0en# o( #he h"' An& +e!"a#"on "n a!"n* or a##e0'#"n* #o a!e l"(e or 'ro'er#& a# ea, or an&

reaonable +e!"a#"on hall no# be +ee0e+ #o be an "n(r"n*e0en# or breach or #h"

Ac# or o( #he con#rac# o( carr"a*e, an+ carr"er hall no# be l"able (or an& lo or

+a0a*e re$l#"n* #here(ro0 Pro!"+e+, ho%e!er, #ha# "( #he +e!"a#"on " (or #he

'$r'oe o( loa+"n* or $nloa+"n* car*o or 'aen*er "# hall, 'r"0a (ac"e, be

re*ar+e+ a $nreaonable.

45 Ne"#her #he carr"er nor #he h"' hall "n an& e!en# be or beco0e l"able (or an&

lo or +a0a*e #o or "n connec#"on %"#h #he #ran'or#a#"on o( *oo+ "n an a0o$n#

ecee+"n* 5 'er 'ac3a*e o( la%($l 0one& o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e, or "n cae o(*oo+ no# h"''e+ "n 'ac3a*e, 'er c$#o0ar& (re"*h# $n"#, or #he e=$"!alen# o( #ha#

$0 "n o#her c$rrenc&, $nle #he na#$re an+ !al$e o( $ch *oo+ ha!e been

+eclare+ b& #he h"''er be(ore h"'0en# an+ "ner#e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*. Th"

+eclara#"on, "( e0bo+"e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*, hall be 'r"0a (ac"e e!"+ence, b$# hall

no# be concl$"!e on #he carr"er.

B& a*ree0en# be#%een #he carr"er, 0a#er or a*en# o( #he carr"er, an+ #he h"''er

ano#her 0a"0$0 a0o$n# #han #ha# 0en#"one+ "n #h" 'ara*ra'h 0a& be ("e+

Pro!"+e+, #ha# $ch 0a"0$0 hall no# be le #han #he ("*$re abo!e na0e+. In no

e!en# hall #he carr"er be l"able (or 0ore #han #he a0o$n# o( +a0a*e ac#$all&

$#a"ne+.

Ne"#her #he carr"er nor #he h"' hall be re'on"ble "n an& e!en# (or lo +a0a*e #o

or "n connec#"on %"#h #he #ran'or#a#"on o( #he *oo+ "( #he na#$re or !al$e #hereo(

ha been 3no%"n*l& an+ (ra$+$len#l& 0"#a#e+ b& #he h"''er "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*.

4- Goo+ o( an "n(la00able, e'lo"!e, or +an*ero$ na#$re #o #he h"'0en#

%hereo(, #he carr"er, 0a#er or a*en# o( #he carr"er, ha no# conen#e+ %"#h


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3no%le+*e o( #he"r na#$re an+ charac#er, 0a& a# an& #"0e be(ore +"char*e be

lan+e+ a# an& 'lace or +e#ro&e+ or ren+ere+ "nnoc$o$ b& #he carr"er %"#ho$#

co0'ena#"on, an+ #he h"''er o( $ch *oo+ hall be l"able (or all +a0a*e an+

e'ene +"rec#l& or "n+"rec#l& ar""n* o$# o( or re$l#"n* (ro0 $ch h"'0en#. I( an&

$ch *oo+ h"''e+ %"#h $ch 3no%le+*e an+ conen# hall beco0e a +an*er #o #he

h"' or car*o, #he& 0a& "n l"3e 0anner be lan+e+ a# an& 'lace, or +e#ro&e+ orren+ere+ "nnoc$o$ b& #he carr"er %"#ho$# l"ab"l"#& on #he 'ar# o( #he carr"er ece'#

#o *eneral a!era*e "( an&.

SURRENDER OF RIG@TS AND I;;UNITIES AND INCREASE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND

LIABILITIES

Sec. 5. A carr"er hall be a# l"ber#& #o $rren+er "n %hole or "n 'ar# all or an& o( h"

r"*h# an+ "00$n"#"e or #o "ncreae an& o( h" re'on"b"l"#"e an+ l"ab"l"#"e $n+er

#h" Ac#, 'ro!"+e+ $ch $rren+er or "ncreae hall be e0bo+"e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*

"$e+ #o #he h"''er.

The 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac# hall no# be a''l"cable #o char#er 'ar#"e< b$# "( b"ll o(

la+"n* are "$e+ "n #he cae o( a h"' $n+er a char#er 'ar#&, #he& hall co0'l& %"#h

#he #er0 o( #h" Ac#. No#h"n* "n #h" Ac# hall be hel+ #o 're!en# #he "ner#"on "n a

b"ll o( la+"n* o( an& la%($l 'ro!""on re*ar+"n* *eneral a!era*e.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Sec. -. No#%"#h#an+"n* #he 'ro!""on o( #he 'rece+"n* ec#"on, a carr"er, 0a#eror a*en# o( #he carr"er, an+ a h"''er hall, "n re*ar+ #o an& 'ar#"c$lar *oo+ be a#

l"ber#& #o en#er "n#o an& a*ree0en# "n an& #er0 a #o #he re'on"b"l"#& an+ l"ab"l"#&

o( #he carr"er (or $ch *oo+, an+ a #o #he r"*h# an+ "00$n"#"e o( #he carr"er "n

re'ec# #o $ch *oo+, or h" obl"*a#"on #o ea%or#h"ne, 4o (ar a #he #"'$la#"on

re*ar+"n* ea%or#h"ne " con#rar& #o '$bl"c 'ol"c&, or #he care or +"l"*ence o( h"

er!an# or a*en# "n re*ar+ #o #he loa+"n*, han+l"n*, #o%a*e, carr"a*e, c$#o+&,

care an+ +"char*e o( #he *oo+ carr"e+ b& ea< 'ro!"+e+, #ha# "n #h" cae no b"ll o(

la+"n* ha been or hall be "$e+ an+ #ha# #he #er0 a*ree+ hall be a non

ne*o#"able +oc$0en# an+ hall be 0ar3e+ a $ch.

An& a*ree0en# o en#ere+ "n#o hall ha!e ($ll le*al e((ec# Pro!"+e+, #ha# #h"ec#"on hall no# a''l& #o or+"nar& co00erc"al h"'0en# 0a+e "n #he or+"nar&

co$re o( #ra+e b$# onl& #o o#her h"'0en# %here #he charac#er or con+"#"on o( #he

'ro'er#& #o be carr"e+ or #he c"rc$0#ance, #er0 an+ con+"#"on $n+er %h"ch #he

carr"a*e " #o be 'er(or0e+ are $ch a reaonabl& #o :$#"(& a 'ec"al a*ree0en#.

Sec. ). No#h"n* con#a"ne+ "n #h" Ac# hall 're!en# a carr"er or a h"''er (ro0

en#er"n* "n#o an& a*ree0en#, #"'$la#"on, con+"#"on, reer!a#"on, or ee0'#"on a #o


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#he re'on"b"l"#& an+ l"ab"l"#& o( #he carr"er or #he h"' (or #he lo or +a0a*e #o or

"n connec#"on %"#h #he c$#o+& an+ care an+ han+l"n* o( *oo+ 'r"or #o #he loa+"n*

on an+ $be=$en# #o #he +"char*e (ro0 #he h"' on %h"ch #he *oo+ are carr"e+ b&

ea.

Sec. ?. The 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac# hall no# a((ec# #he r"*h# an+ obl"*a#"on o( #hecarr"er $n+er #he 'ro!""on o( #he Sh"''"n* Ac#, 11-, or $n+er #he 'ro!""on o(

Sec#"on >2?1 #o >22, "ncl$"!e, o( #he Re!"e+ S#a#$#e o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e, or o(

an& a0en+0en# #here#o, or $n+er #he 'ro!""on o( an& o#her enac#0en# (or #he

#"0e be"n* "n (orce rela#"n* #o #he l"0"#a#"on o( #he l"ab"l"#& o( #he o%ner o( ea*o"n*

!eel.

TITLE II

Sec. . No#h"n* con#a"ne+ "n #h" Ac# hall be con#r$e+ a 'er0"##"n* a co00on

carr"er b& %a#er #o +"cr"0"na#e be#%een co0'e#"n* h"''er "0"larl& 'lace+ "n

#"0e an+ c"rc$0#ance, e"#her 4a %"#h re'ec# #o #he"r r"*h# #o +e0an+ an+ rece"!e

b"ll o( la+"n* $b:ec# #o #he 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac#< or 4b %hen "$"n* $ch b"ll o(

la+"n* e"#her "n #he $rren+er o( an& o( #he carr"er r"*h# an+ "00$n"#"e or "n #he

"ncreae o( an& o( #he carr"er re'on"b"l"#"e an+ l"ab"l"#"e '$r$an# #o Sec#"on 5,

T"#le I, o( #h" Ac#< 4c "n an& o#her %a& 'roh"b"#e+ b& #he Sh"''"n* Ac#, 11-, a

a0en+e+.

Sec. 1. 4No# a''l"cable #o #he Ph"l"''"ne.

Sec. 11. 6hen $n+er #he c$#o0 o( an& #ra+e #he %e"*h# o( an& b$l3 car*o

"ner#e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n* " a %e"*h# acer#a"ne+ or acce'#e+ b& a #h"r+ 'ar#&

o#her #han #he carr"er or #he h"''er an+ #he (ac# #ha# #he %e"*h# a acer#a"ne+ or

acce'#e+ " #a#e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*, #hen no#%"#h#an+"n* anh"n* "n #h" Ac#, #he

b"ll o( la+"n* hall no# be +ee0e+ #o be 'r"0a (ac"e e!"+ence a*a"n# #he carr"er o(

#he rece"'# o( *oo+ o( #he %e"*h# o "ner#e+ "n #he b"ll o( la+"n*, an+ #he acc$rac&

#hereo( a# #he #"0e o( h"'0en# hall no# be +ee0e+ #o ha!e been *$aran#ee+ b&

#he h"''er.

Sec. 12. 4No# a''l"cable #o #he Ph"l"''"ne.

Sec. 1/. Th" Ac# hall a''l& #o all con#rac# (or carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea #o or

(ro0 'or# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e "n (ore"*n #ra+e. A $e+ "n #h" Ac# #he #er0 8Un"#e+S#a#e8 "ncl$+e "# +"#r"c#, #err"#or"e, an+ 'oe"on Pro!"+e+, ho%e!er, #ha#

#he Ph"l"''"ne Le*"la#$re 0a& b& la% ecl$+e "# a''l"ca#"on #o #ran'or#a#"on #o or

(ro0 'or# o( #he Ph"l"''"ne Ilan+. The #er0 8(ore"*n #ra+e8 0ean #he

#ran'or#a#"on o( *oo+ be#%een #he 'or# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e an+ 'or# o( (ore"*n

co$n#r"e. No#h"n* "n #h" Ac# hall be hel+ #o a''l& #o con#rac# (or carr"a*e o(

*oo+ b& ea be#%een an& 'or# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e or "# 'oe"on an+ an&


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o#her 'or# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e or "# 'oe"on Pro!"+e+, ho%e!er, #ha# an& b"ll o(

la+"n* or "0"lar +oc$0en# o( #he #"#le %h"ch " e!"+ence o( a con#rac# (or #he

carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea be#%een $ch 'or#, con#a"n"n* an e're #a#e0en# #ha#

"# hall be $b:ec# #o #he 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac#< hall be $b:ec#e+ here#o a ($ll& a "(

$b:ec# here#o b& #he e're 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac# Pro!"+e+, ($r#her, #ha# e!er& b"ll

o( la+"n* or "0"lar +oc$0en# o( #"#le %h"ch " e!"+ence o( a con#rac# (or #he carr"a*eo( *oo+ b& ea (ro0 'or# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e "n (ore"*n #ra+e, hall con#a"n a

#a#e0en# #ha# "# hall ha!e e((ec# $b:ec# #o #he 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac#.

Sec. 1>. U'on #he cer#"("ca#"on o( #he Secre#ar& o( Co00erce #ha# #he (ore"*n

co00erce o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e "n "# co0'e#"#"on %"#h #ha# o( (ore"*n na#"on "

're:$+"ce+ b& #he 'ro!""on, or an& o( #he0, o( #he T"#le I o( #h" Ac#, or b& #he la%

o( an& (ore"*n co$n#r& or co$n#r"e rela#"n* #o #he carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea, #he

Pre"+en# o( #he Un"#e+ S#a#e 0a&, (ro0 #"0e #o #"0e b& 'rocla0a#"on, $'en+ an&

or all 'ro!""on o( T"#le I o( #h" Ac# (or $ch 'er"o+ o( #"0e or "n+e("n"#el& a 0a&

be +e"*na#e+ "n #he 'rocla0a#"on. The Pre"+en# 0a& a# an& #"0e rec"n+ $ch

$'en"on o( T"#le I hereo(, an+ an& 'ro!""on #hereo( %h"ch 0a& ha!e been

$'en+e+ hall #hereb& be re"n#a#e+ an+ a*a"n a''l& #o con#rac# #herea(#er 0a+e

(or carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea. An& 'rocla0a#"on o( $'en"on or rec""on o( an&

$ch $'en"on hall #a3e e((ec# on #he +a#e na0e+ #here"n, %h"ch +a#e hall be

no# le #han #en +a& (ro0 #he "$e o( #he 'rocla0a#"on.

An& con#rac# (or #he carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea, $b:ec# #o #he 'ro!""on o( #h" Ac#,

e((ec#"!e +$r"n* an& 'er"o+ %hen T"#le I hereo(, or an& 'ar# #hereo(, " $'en+e+,

hall be $b:ec# #o all 'ro!""on o( la% no% or herea(#er a''l"cable #o #ha# 'ar# o(

T"#le I %h"ch 0a& ha!e #h$ been $'en+e+.

Sec. 15. Th" Ac# hall #a3e e((ec# n"ne#& +a& a(#er #he +a#e o( "# a''ro!al< b$#no#h"n* "n #h" Ac# hall a''l& +$r"n* a 'er"o+ no# #o ecee+ one &ear (ollo%"n* "#

a''ro!al #o an& con#rac# (or #he carr"a*e o( *oo+ b& ea, 0a+e be(ore #he +a#e on

%h"ch #h" Ac# " a''ro!e+ nor #o an& b"ll o( la+"n* or "0"lar +oc$0en# o( #"#le

"$e+, %he#her be(ore or a(#er $ch +a#e o( a''ro!al "n '$r$ance o( an& $ch

con#rac# a a(orea"+.

Sec. 1-. Th" Ac# 0a& be c"#e+ a #he 8Carr"a*e o( Goo+ b& Sea Ac#.8

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