Railways Act, 1989
94. Goods to be loaded or delivered at a siding not
belonging to a railway administration.
(1) Where goods are required to be loaded at a siding not
belonging to a railway administration for carriage by railway, the railway
administration shall not be responsible for any loss, destruction, damage or
deterioration of such goods from whatever cause arising, until the wagon
containing the goods has been placed at the specified point of interchange of
wagons between the siding and the railway administration and a railway servant
authorized in this behalf has been informed in writing accordingly by the owner
of the siding.
(2) Where any consignment is required to be delivered by a
railway administration at a siding not belonging to a railway administration,
the railway administration shall not be responsible for any loss, destruction,
damage or deterioration or non-delivery of such consignment from whatever cause
arising after the wagon containing the consignment has been placed at the
specified point of interchange of wagons between the railway and the siding and
the owner of the siding has been informed in writing accordingly by a railway
servant authorized in this behalf.