Section 1: Short title and saving.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of sections 247, 248, 249, 252, 382 and 383 of the Merchant Shipping Act as amended by any subsequent enactment, or the operation of any other enactment for the time being in force limiting the liability of the owners of sea-going vessels.
(3) The Rules shall not by virtue of this Act apply to any contract for the carriage of goods by sea made before the 1st day of January, 1926, nor to any bill of lading or similar document of title issued, whether before or after the 1st day of January, 1926, in pursuance of any such contract as aforesaid.