Common use of CLAUSE PARAMOUNT Clause in Contracts

CLAUSE PARAMOUNT. This Bill xx Lading shall have effect subject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the United States, approved April 16, 1936, except that if this Bill xx Lading is issued at a place where any other Act, ordinance, or legislation gives statutory effect to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading at Brussels, August 1924, then this Bill xx Lading shall have effect subject to the provisions of such Act, ordinance, or legislation. The applicable Act, ordinance, or legislation (hereinafter called "Act") shall be deemed to be incorporated herein and nothing herein contained shall be deemed a surrender by the Owner or Carrier of any of its rights or immunities or an increase of any of its responsibilities or liabilities under the Act. If any term of this Bill xx Lading be repugnant to the Act to any extent, such term shall be void to that extent but no further.

CLAUSE PARAMOUNT. This Bill xx of Lading shall have effect subject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act Acts of the United States, approved April 16, 1936, except that if this Bill xx of Lading is issued at a place where any other Act, ordinance, ordinance or legislation gives statutory effect to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading at Brussels, August 1924, then this Bill xx of Lading shall have effect effect, subject to the provisions of such Act, ordinance, ordinance or legislation. The applicable Act, ordinance, ordinance or legislation (hereinafter called "the “Act"”) shall be deemed to be incorporated herein and nothing herein contained shall be deemed a surrender by the Owner or Carrier of any of its rights or immunities or an increase of any of its responsibilities or liabilities under the Act. If any term of this Bill xx of Lading be repugnant to the Act to any extent, such term terms shall be void to that extent but no further.