# Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979, Paragraph 2

Status: prospective

In the carriage of cargo, if the carrier proves that the damage was caused by or contributed to by the negligence or other wrongful act or omission of the person claiming compensation, or the person from whom he derives his rights, the carrier shall be wholly or partly exonerated from his liability to the claimant to the extent that such negligence or wrongful act or omission caused or contributed to the damage.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/28/schedule/1/part/Chapter/III/crossheading/article-21/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-and-road-act-1979/schedule-1/part-Chapter/III/crossheading-article-21/paragraph-2
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