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| (1) The provisions of the rules as set out in the Schedule to this Act shall have the force of law. |
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| (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the said provisions shall have effect (and have the force of law) in relation to and in connection with the carriage of goods by sea in ships carrying goods from any port in Sri Lanka to any other port whether in or outside Sri Lanka. |
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| (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) nothing in this section shall be taken as applying anything in the rules to any contract for the carriage of goods by sea, unless the contract expressly or by implication provides for the issue of a bill of lading or any similar document of title. |
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| (4) Every bill of lading, or similar document of title, issued in Sri Lanka 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 provisions of the rules as applied by this Act. |
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