Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993
23. General average
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other
provision of this Act, it shall be lawful for the parties to the multimodal
transport contract to include in the multimodal transport document any provision
relating to general average.
Explanation.- For the purposes of
this section,” general average" means loss, damage or expense reasonably
incurred in order to avert danger to property in common peril and in the common
interest involved in the multimodal transportation.