Section 19A
Limitation of authority’s liability in other cases
The authority shall not where, without its actual fault or privity, any loss or damage, not being a loss or damage provided for by this Part, is caused to any vessel or vessels, or to any train, vehicle,
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animals, goods or other things whatsover on board any vessel or vessels, be liable to damages beyond an aggregate amount not exceeding in the currency of Malaysia the equivalent of eight pounds sterling for each ton of the tonnage of the vessel.
(2)
For the purposes of this Part, the tonnage of vessels shall be ascertained as provided by subsection 360(2) of the Merchant Shipping
Ordinance 1952, and the register of any vessel shall be sufficient evidence that the gross tonnage and the deduction therefrom and the registered tonnage are as therein stated.