Section 2
Definitions
In this Act, unless the subject or the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “multimodal transportation” means carriage of goods on the basis of a multimodal transportation contract;
(b) “multimodal transport contract” means a contract entered into by a consignor and a multimodal transport operator whereby the multimodal transport operator undertakes to take charge of goods from the consigner in
any place of the State of Nepal and deliver the goods to any specified place outside the State of Nepal, by using two or more modes of transport;
(c) “multimodal transport operator” means any company licensed under Section 4 to operate the multimodal transport service;
(d) “Department” means the Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies, Department of Commerce;
(e) “Consigner” means a person who enters into a multimodal transport contract with a multimodal transport operation in relation to the delivery of goods.
(f) “consignee” means a person who is entitled to take delivery of goods from a multimodal transport operator or his/her authorized agent or representative under the multimodal transport contract;
(g) “multimodal transport document” means a document certifying the multimodal transport contract under which the multimodal transport operator undertakes the liability to take charge of goods from the consigner
and to transport and deliver such goods in accordance with the multimodal transport contract;
(h) “negotable multimodal transport document” means a multimodal transport document which has been issued in the name of a person so directed or the bearer or which can be transferred by them to any person without
endorsement .
(i) “non-negotiable multimodal transport document” means a multimodal transport document which indicates the name of consignee;
(j) “delivery” means delivering of the goods to the consignee or any other person as specified by the consigner through authorization in writing;
(k) “taking charge” means the taking charge of goods by the multimodal transport operator from the consigner to transport and deliver the goods to the consignee under the multimodal transport contract;
(l) “goods” includes containers or packet whether packed or not, pallets or similar articles of transport and live animals;
(m) “S. D. R.” (Special Drawing rights) means the S. D. R. as defined by the International Monetary Fund from time to time;
(n) “endorsement” means the signing by the consignee after adding a direction on the front or back of a multimodal transport document to pass the property in the goods mentioned in the multimodal transport document to a
specified person in accordance with the multimodal transport contract;
(o) “prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act.
(a) “multimodal transportation” means carriage of goods on the basis of a multimodal transportation contract;
(b) “multimodal transport contract” means a contract entered into by a consignor and a multimodal transport operator whereby the multimodal transport operator undertakes to take charge of goods from the consigner in
any place of the State of Nepal and deliver the goods to any specified place outside the State of Nepal, by using two or more modes of transport;
(c) “multimodal transport operator” means any company licensed under Section 4 to operate the multimodal transport service;
(d) “Department” means the Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies, Department of Commerce;
(e) “Consigner” means a person who enters into a multimodal transport contract with a multimodal transport operation in relation to the delivery of goods.
(f) “consignee” means a person who is entitled to take delivery of goods from a multimodal transport operator or his/her authorized agent or representative under the multimodal transport contract;
(g) “multimodal transport document” means a document certifying the multimodal transport contract under which the multimodal transport operator undertakes the liability to take charge of goods from the consigner
and to transport and deliver such goods in accordance with the multimodal transport contract;
(h) “negotable multimodal transport document” means a multimodal transport document which has been issued in the name of a person so directed or the bearer or which can be transferred by them to any person without
endorsement .
(i) “non-negotiable multimodal transport document” means a multimodal transport document which indicates the name of consignee;
(j) “delivery” means delivering of the goods to the consignee or any other person as specified by the consigner through authorization in writing;
(k) “taking charge” means the taking charge of goods by the multimodal transport operator from the consigner to transport and deliver the goods to the consignee under the multimodal transport contract;
(l) “goods” includes containers or packet whether packed or not, pallets or similar articles of transport and live animals;
(m) “S. D. R.” (Special Drawing rights) means the S. D. R. as defined by the International Monetary Fund from time to time;
(n) “endorsement” means the signing by the consignee after adding a direction on the front or back of a multimodal transport document to pass the property in the goods mentioned in the multimodal transport document to a
specified person in accordance with the multimodal transport contract;
(o) “prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act.