sec.4Electronic and computerised sea-carriage documents

### sec.4 Electronic and computerised sea-carriage documents This Act applies, with necessary changes, to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message in the same way as it applies to a written sea-carriage document. This Act applies, with necessary changes, to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message in the same way as it applies to the communication of a sea-carriage document by other means. This Act applies, with necessary changes— to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message; or to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message; in accordance with procedures agreed between the parties to the contract of carriage. Without limiting subsection (3) , in this Act, for a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message, or the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message— delivery includes any form of communication that constitutes delivery under the terms of the contract of carriage. endorsement includes any form of authorisation that constitutes endorsement under the terms of the contract of carriage. possession , of the document, includes being in receipt of the document in any way that constitutes possession under the terms of the contract of carriage. signed includes authenticated in any way that constitutes signing under the terms of the contract of carriage. (sec.4-ssec.1) This Act applies, with necessary changes, to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message in the same way as it applies to a written sea-carriage document. (sec.4-ssec.2) This Act applies, with necessary changes, to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message in the same way as it applies to the communication of a sea-carriage document by other means. (sec.4-ssec.3) This Act applies, with necessary changes— to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message; or to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message; in accordance with procedures agreed between the parties to the contract of carriage. (sec.4-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (3) , in this Act, for a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message, or the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message— delivery includes any form of communication that constitutes delivery under the terms of the contract of carriage. endorsement includes any form of authorisation that constitutes endorsement under the terms of the contract of carriage. possession , of the document, includes being in receipt of the document in any way that constitutes possession under the terms of the contract of carriage. signed includes authenticated in any way that constitutes signing under the terms of the contract of carriage. - (a) to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message; or - (b) to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message;