Lok Sabha passes Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, replacing the 1925 Act
The Lok Sabha passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 on 28 March 2025 to replace the colonial-era Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925.
Summary
The Lok Sabha passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, moved by Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on 28 March 2025. The Bill replaces the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, which was rooted in the century-old Hague Rules and was seen as limited in scope and out of step with modern trade. The government said the new law would modernise the legal framework and improve ease of doing business in the maritime sector.
Key facts
- Passed
- 28 March 2025, Lok Sabha
- Bill
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024
- Moved by
- Sarbananda Sonowal
- Replaces
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
- Old basis
- Hague Rules
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, passed by the Lok Sabha on 28 March 2025, replaces an Act of which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1925
The Bill replaces the colonial-era Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925.
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, replaced by the Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on 28 March 2025, was rooted in which international rules?
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Correct answer: D — Hague Rules
The 1925 Act was rooted in the century-old Hague Rules.