Section 16: Instances where compensation is not payable.

No compensation shall be paid-(a) for damage to a fragile article, whether sent by letter or parcel post;
(b) for damage by water in any case where a parcel was transported for any portion of its journey by carrier, runner or canoe;
(c) in the case of an accident or in respect of an article which cannot be accounted for in consequence of the destruction of official document through a cause beyond control.