# Merchant Shipping Act 1979, Paragraph 9

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

“international carriage” means any carriage in which, according to the contract of carriage, the place of departure and the place of destination are situated in two different States, or in a single State if, according to the contract of carriage or the scheduled itinerary, there is an intermediate port of call in another State;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/39/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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