Central · Act 18 of 2025

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

The Bills of Lading Act, 2025

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(1) This Act may be called the Bills of Lading Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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1. 10th day of September, 2025, vide notification No. S.O. 4083 (E), dated 8th September, 2025, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3 (ii)

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