Lawgist111Extent of liability of railway administration in respect of accidents at sea
(1) When a railway administration contracts to carry passengers or goods partly by railway and partly by sea, a condition exempting the railway administration from responsibility for any loss of life, personal injury or loss of or damage to goods which may happen during the carriage by sea from act of God, public enemies, fire, accidents from machinery, boilers and steam and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers and navigation of whatever nature and kind shall, without being expressed, be deemed to be part of the contract, and, subject to that condition, the railway administration shall, irrespective of the nationality or ownership of the ship used for the carriage by sea, be responsible for any loss of life, personal injury or loss of or damage to goods which may happen during the carriage by sea, to the extent to which it would be responsible under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), if the ships were registered under that Act and the railway administration were owner of the ship and not to any greater extent.
(2) The burden of proving that any such loss, injury or damage as is mentioned in sub-section (1) happened during the carriage by sea shall lie on the railway administration.
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- 93 General responsibility of a railway administration as carrier of goods
- 94 Goods to be loaded or delivered at a siding not belonging to a railway administration
- 95 Delay or detention in transit
- 96 Traffic passing over railways in India and railways in foreign countries
- 97 Goods carried at owner’s risk rate
- 98 Goods in defective condition or defectively packed
- 99 Responsibility of a railway administration after termination of transit
- 100 Responsibility as carrier of luggage
- 101 Responsibility as a carrier of animals
- 102 Exoneration from liability in certain cases
- 103 Extent of monetary liability in respect of any consignment
- 104 Extent of liability in respect of goods carried in open wagon
- 105 Right of railway administration to check contents of certain consignment or luggage
- 106 Notice of claim for compensation and refund of overcharge
- 107 Applications for compensation for loss, etc., of goods
- 108 Person entitled to claim compensation
- 109 Railway administration against which application for compensation for personal injury is to be filed
- 110 Burden of proof
- 111 Extent of liability of railway administration in respect of accidents at sea
- 112 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
