New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 209

209 Hague Rules to have force of law

1 The Rules, as set out in Schedule 5 , shall have the force of law in New Zealand.

2 Subsection (1) shall apply to carriage of goods by sea evidenced by a non-negotiable document (other than a bill of lading or similar document of title) that contains express provision to the effect that the Rules are to govern the carriage as if the document were a bill of lading.

Note: Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 s 10 (Aust)