The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
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The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
THE CARRIAGE BY ROAD ACT, 2007
NO. 41 OF 2007[29th September, 2007.]An Act to provide for the regulation of common carriers, limiting their liability and declaration of value of goods delivered to them to determine their liability for loss of, or damage to, such goods occasioned by the negligence or criminal acts of themselves, their servants or agents and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-1.Short title, extent and commencement.1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Carriage by Road Act, 2007.(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2.Definitions.2. Definitions. -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a) "common carrier" means a person engaged in the business of collecting, storing, forwarding or distributing goods to be carried by goods carriages under a goods receipt or transporting for hire of goods from place to place by motorised transport on road, for all persons undiscriminatingly and includes a goods booking company, contractor, agent, broker and courier agency engaged in the door-to-door transportation of documents, goods or articles utilising the services of a person, either directly or indirectly, to carry or accompany such documents, goods or articl...See the full content of this document
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