# Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965, Paragraph 2


Nevertheless, if circumstances are such as to allow the carriage to be carried out under conditions differing from those laid down in the consignment note and if the carrier has been unable to obtain instructions in reasonable time from the person entitled to dispose of the goods in accordance with the provisions of article 12, he shall take such steps as seem to him to be in the best interests of the person entitled to dispose of the goods.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/37/schedule/part/3/crossheading/article-14/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-road-act-1965/schedule/part-3/crossheading-article-14/paragraph-2
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