# Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965, Paragraph 2


If the consignment note contains no specific reservations by the carrier, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the goods and their packaging appeared to be in good condition when the carrier took them over and that the number of packages, their marks and numbers corresponded with the statements in the consignment note.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/37/schedule/part/3/crossheading/article-9/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-road-act-1965/schedule/part-3/crossheading-article-9/paragraph-2
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