# Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965, Paragraph 2


When the carrier establishes that in the circumstances of the case, the loss or damage could be attributed to one or more of the special risks referred to in article 17, paragraph 4, it shall be presumed that it was so caused. The claimant shall however be entitled to prove that the loss or damage was not, in fact, attributable either wholly or partly to one of these risks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/37/schedule/part/4/crossheading/article-18/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-road-act-1965/schedule/part-4/crossheading-article-18/paragraph-2
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