Where a company by through booking contracts to carry any animals, luggage, or goods from place to place partly by land and partly by sea, or partly by canal and partly by sea, a condition exempting the company from liability for any loss or damage which may arise during the carriage of such animals, luggage, or goods by sea from the act of God, the King’s enemies, fire, accidents from machinery, boilers, and steam, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, shall, if published in a conspicuous manner in the office where such through booking is effected, and if printed in a legible manner on the receipt or freight note which the company gives for such animals, luggage, or goods, be valid as part of the contract between the consignor of such animals, luggage, or goods and the company, in the same manner as if the company had signed and delivered to the consignor a bill of lading containing such condition. For the purposes of this section the word “company” includes the owners, lessees, or managers of any canal or other inland navigation.
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F3Ss. 17, 18 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (c. 68)
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F4S. 19 repealed by Clean Air Act 1956 (c. 52), Sch. 4
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F5Ss. 20, 21 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (c. 68)