A carrier shall be at liberty to surrender in whole or in part all or any of his rights and immunities or to increase any of his responsibilities and obligations under this Convention, provided such surrender or increase shall be embodied in the bill of lading issued to the shipper.
The provisions of this Convention shall not be applicable to charter parties, but if bills of lading are issued in the case of a ship under a charter party they shall comply with the terms of this Convention. Nothing in these rules shall be held to prevent the insertion in a bill of lading of any lawful provision regarding general average.
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In force from 25-08-1924
Source page 4
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Section 5 of the International Convention of 25 August 1924 for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading/akn/un/act/treaty/1924-08-25/convention-bills-of-lading-1924
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