Section 86: Liability for loss of goods

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act or any contract, the Authority shall not be liable for the loss, mis-delivery or detention of or damage to goods.-
(a) delivered to, or in the custody of the Authority, otherwise than for the purpose of carriage;
(b) accepted by the Authority for carriage, where the loss, misdelivery, detention or damage occurs otherwise than when the goods are in transit, except when the loss, misdelivery, detention or damage is caused by want of reasonable foresight or care on the part of the Authority or any employee of the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall in no case be liable under subsection (1) of this section for a loss, misdelivery, detention or damage arising from-
(a) an act of God;
(b) an act of war or of the enemies of the State;
(c) an arrest or a restraint or seizure under any legal process;
(d) an act or order of the Government;
(e) a declaration of goods as overtime or abandoned goods or the sale, auction, destruction or any other kind of disposal made pursuant to the declaration;
(f) an act or omission of the consignor, consignee or depositor or of the servant or agent of any such person;
(g) a fire, flood, tempest, riot, civil commotion, strike, lock-out, stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether partial or general;
(h) an inherent liability to wastage in bulk or weight, latent or inherent defect, vice or natural deterioration;
(i) a deficiency in the contents of an unbroken package; or
(j) an insufficient or improper packing, or a leakage from a defective drum, container or package.