- Act 5 of 1997 - Royal Assent 8 May 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Application 4. Interpretation 5. Electronic and computerised sea-carriage documents 6. Application where goods have ceased to exist, or cannot be identified PART 2 - Rights under contracts of carriage 7. Transfer of rights 8. Extinguishment of previous rights PART 3 - Liabilities under contracts of carriage 9. Transfer of liabilities 10. Liability of original parties PART 4 - Evidence 11. Shipment under bills of lading PART 5 - Miscellaneous Repeal 12. Repeal 13. Water-Carriage Act 1918 amended 14. Administration of Act[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]