9.—(1) When goods are taken in charge in Singapore by a multimodal transport operator pursuant to a multimodal transport contract, the multimodal transport operator must issue to the consignor of the goods a multimodal transport document.
(2) The multimodal transport document must, at the option of the consignor of the goods, either be in negotiable or non‑negotiable form.
(3) The multimodal transport document must be signed by the multimodal transport operator or by a person authorised by the multimodal transport operator.
(4) A multimodal transport document issued to bearer is negotiable by delivery.
(5) A multimodal transport document issued to order is negotiable by the endorsement of the holder completed by delivery.
(6) A consignee of goods that are the subject of a multimodal transport contract as evidenced by a multimodal transport document has and is vested with all rights of action and is subject to all liabilities in respect of those goods as if the consignee were a party to the contract.
(7) The rights and liabilities are vested in the consignee under subsection (6) subject to —
(a)
the provisions of this Act; and
(b)
the stipulations in the multimodal transport document,
except that the duties and liabilities of the consignor in Part 5 do not apply to the consignee.