GroundRules
18 GCA § 21303: Authority on Behalf of Owners of Cargo.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18: Business Structure and Function
- Division 1 - Business Structure
- Part 3 - Agency
- Chapter 21: Particular Agencies
- ARTICLE 3: SHIPMASTERS & PILOTS
The master of a ship, during a voyage, is a general agent for each of the owners of the cargo, and has authority to do whatever they might do for the preservation of their respective interest, but he cannot sell or hypothecate the cargo, except in the cases mentioned in this Article.
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