Section 22: Right of multimodal transport operator to have lien on goods and documents.

The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993Central Act · Act 28 of 1993

(1) The multimodal transport operator who has not been paid the amount of consideration stipulated in the multimodal transport contract shall have a lien on the consignment and on the documents in his possession.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 13, 16 and 18, the period during which the goods are in possession of the multimodal transport operator in exercise of his right of lien referred to in sub-section (1) shall not be included for the purposes of calculating the time of delay under any of those sections.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993
Section	22
Marginal note	Right of multimodal transport operator to have lien on goods and documents.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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