Subject to the provisions of Section 51, Section 52, Section 53, Section 54, Section 55, Section 56 and Section 58, the Carrier shall be liable for damage resulting from loss of or damage to the Goods which have been handed over to him by the Shipper, as well as from any delay in delivery, but only if the event which caused the loss, damage or delay in delivery took place while the Goods were in his custody.
For the purposes of this Section, the Carrier is deemed to have custody of the Goods from the time when he has received the Goods at the port of loading from the Shipper or his agent, or from an officer or any other person to whom, pursuant to the law or regulations applicable at the port of loading, the Shipper must hand over the Goods for shipment and until the time when the Carrier has delivered the Goods at the port of destination, or the place agreed upon to be the destination, as stipulated in Section 40.