Korean Law in English
Laws › Commercial Act › SECTION 3 Voyage Charter

Commercial Act — Article 829 (Notice of Completion of Preparation of Loading, and Loading Period)

상법 제829조

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) When preparation necessary for loading of cargo has been completed, a shipowner shall give a notice to a charterer without delay.

(2) If there is an agreement on the period for loading cargo, when notice under paragraph (1) has been given in the forenoon, the period shall be reckoned from one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and when notice under paragraph (1) has been given in the afternoon, the period shall be reckoned from six o'clock in the next morning. A day when loading is impossible due to force majeure and a day when loading is not made by usage of trade of the port shall not be included in this period.

(3) When cargo has been loaded after the lapse of the period mentioned in paragraph (2), a shipowner may claim reasonable remuneration.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

‹ Article 828All articlesArticle 830 ›

Korean original (law.go.kr) · Get articles as JSON via API

For AI agents and developers — get this article as JSON, with the English and current Korean effective dates and an outdated-translation flag, from the korea-law API or as an MCP tool: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=kr-data/korea-law