Lawgist73Punitive charge for overloading a wagon
Where a person loads goods in a wagon beyond its permissible carrying capacity as exhibited under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), or notified under sub-section (4), of section 72, a railway administration may, in addition to the freight and other charges, recover from the consignor, the consignee or the endorsee, as the case may be, charges by way of penalty at such rates, as may be prescribed, before the delivery of the goods:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the railway administration to unload the goods loaded beyond the capacity of the wagon, if detected at the forwarding station or at any place before the destination station and to recover the cost of such unloading and any charge for the detention of any wagon on this account.
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- 61 Maintenance of rate-books, etc., for carriage of goods
- 62 Conditions for receiving, etc., of goods
- 63 Provisions of risk rates
- 64 Forwarding note
- 65 Railway receipt
- 66 Power to require statement relating to the description of goods
- 67 Carriage of dangerous or offensive goods
- 68 Carriage of animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
- 69 Deviation of route
- 70 Prohibition of undue preference
- 71 Power to give direction in regard to carriage of certain goods
- 72 Maximum carrying capacity for wagons and trucks
- 73 Punitive charge for overloading a wagon
- 74 Passing of property in the goods covered by railway receipt
- 75 Section 74 not to affect right of stoppage in transit or claims for freight
- 76 Surrender of railway receipt
- 77 Power of railway administration to deliver goods or sale proceeds thereof in certain cases
- 78 Power to measure, weigh, etc
- 79 Weighment of consignment on request of the consignee or endorsee
- 80 Liability of railway administration for wrong delivery
- 81 Open delivery of consigrments
- 82 Partial delivery of consignments
- 83 Lien for freight or any other sum due
- 84 Unclaimed consignment
- 85 Disposal of perishable consignments in certain circumstances
- 86 Sales under sections 83 to 85 not to affect the right to suit
- 87 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
