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Commercial Act — Article 750 (Authority for Special Acts)

상법 제750조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) No shipmaster shall do any of the following acts except in cases of paying repair charges of a ship, salvage charges, and other expenses necessary for the continuous voyage:

1. Offering a ship or its appurtenances as security;

2. Borrowing goods;

3. Disposing of the whole or any part of cargo.

(2) An amount of compensation, in cases of disposing of the cargo, shall be determined by the price at a port of unloading at the time of arrival of the cargo: Provided, That expenses not payable shall be deducted from the price.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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