UK Act of Parliament 1965 United Kingdom

Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 (CMR Convention implementation)

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Registration of foreign judgments. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Courts must register and enforce foreign CMR judgmentsTribunal / Court
s.006 Actions against High Contracting Parties. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • High Contracting Parties are subject to UK court jurisdiction for road carriageTribunal / Court
s.013 Application to Crown. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Crown must comply with road haulage contract rulesCrown / Minister / Government department
13 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. para. 5 sch. para. 5
s.001 Convention to have force of law. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Designation of High Contracting Parties. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Power of court to take account of other proceedings. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Contribution between carriers. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Arbitrations. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Resolution of conflicts between Conventions on carriage of goods. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.
s.009 Application to British possessions, etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Application to Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Application to Northern Ireland. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Orders in Council. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Short title, interpretation and commencement. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

1 of 2 shown
s.schedule Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road Regulated
  • Use and complete CMR consignment notes for international road haulageOperator
1 other schedule
s.schedule/part/6/crossheading/article/37_paragraph/ A carrier who has paid compensation in compliance with the...

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Growing your goods vehicle fleet

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Getting started with international road haulage

Upgrade your domestic haulage operation for international road freight
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Insurance for goods vehicle operators

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