Section 24
of Railways Tariff Book Rules 1979
Section 24
When any articles mentioned in paragraph (b) of this rule are contained in any parcel or package delivered to the Railway Department whether as passengers’ luggage or not, and the value of such articles in the parcel or package exceeds RM250, the Railway Department shall not be responsible beyond such sum for the loss, destruction or deterioration of the contents of such parcel or package unless the person sending or delivering the parcel or package to the Railway Department cause its value and contents to be declared them at the time of the delivery of the parcel or package to the Railway Department and pays in respect of the increased risk an additional charge as prescribed in paragraph (c) of this rule.
(b)
Schedule of articles of special value –
(i)
gold and silver, coined or uncoined, manufactured or un-manufactured;
(ii)
plated articles and coins not gold or silver;
(iii)
clothes and tissue and lace of which gold or silver forms part, not being the uniform of an officer, soldier, sailor, police officer or any public officer entitled to wear uniform;
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(iv)
amber, pearls, precious, stones, jewellery and trinkets;
(v)
watches, clocks or time pieces of any description;
(vi)
Government securities;
(vii)
Government stamps;
(viii)
bills of exchange, bonds, promissory notes, bank notes and order or other securities for payment of money;
(ix)
maps, plans, writings and title deeds;
(x)
paintings, engravings, lithographs, pictures, photographs, carvings, statuary, sculpture and other works of art;
(xi)
art pottery and all articles made of glass, china or marble;
(xii)
silks in a manufactured state or unmanufactured state, and whether wrought up or not wrought up with other materials;
(xiii)
cameras, photographic and cinematograph apparatus, including films;
(xiv)
shawls;
(xv)
lace, furs and feathers;
(xvi)
opium and narcotic preparations;
(xvii)
ivory, ebony, coral and sandalwood;
(xviii)
musk, sandalwood oil and other essential oils used in the preparation of perfume;
(xix)
musical and scientific instruments.
(c)
The onus of declaring articles of special value rests with the consignor. If the consignor declares the value the Railway Department will require the payment of an additional charge of five per cent of the difference between RM250 and the declared value subject to a minimum charge or ten ringgit. If the consignor after declaring the description and value of the articles on the Consignment Note, declines to pay the additional charge, the Railway official concerned will endorse and sign the Consignment Note and Railway receipt to this effect.
(d)
When articles of special value, on which the additional charge has been paid, have been lost or destroyed or have deteriorated, the compensation payable shall not exceed the declared value, and the burden of proving the value of the articles and, where the same have been damaged or have deteriorated, the extent of the damage or deterioration, shall, notwithstanding the declaration, lie upon the person claiming the compensation.
(e)
The Traffic Superintendent may make it a condition of transporting a parcel or package declared to contain any article mentioned in the Schedule in paragraph (b) of this rule that a Railway servant has been satisfied
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by examination or otherwise, that the parcel or package actually contains the article declared to be therein.
(f)
Parcels or packages containing articles of special value shall be packed and sealed in such a manner that any tampering may be easily detected.
(g)
The consignor or consignee may be required to provide such appliances as are necessary under paragraph (e) of this rule for opening or closing parcels or packages for inspection and will opening or closing parcels or packages for inspection and will be responsible for the proper repacking of the contents.
(h)
Application for payment of the additional charge in respect of any parcel or package valued at over RM500
should be made to the Traffic Superintendent. Station Masters are authorised to accept such payments in respect of any parcel or package, the declared value of which does not exceed RM500.
(i)
The additional charge must in all cases be prepaid.
(j)
The Railway Department will only accept increased liability on payment of the additional charge in respect of the period during which the articles are in transit.
(k)
In the event of a consignor wishing to pay the additional charge on a consignment consisting of more than one parcel or package, the value of each parcel or package must be declared separately, but the additional charge is payable upon the aggregate value of the whole consignment .
(l)
Articles intended for special declaration and payment of the additional charge must be securely fastened and locked and have labels attached fully and legibly showing consignee’s name and address, or in the case of luggage, the passenger’s name and destination, all old labels and addresses being removed or obliterated.
(m)
Parcels or packages will not be accepted for special declaration and payment of the additional charges unless packed in such a manner as to withstand ordinary conditions of transport.
Conditions of transport of animals.