Section 78
of Railways Tariff Book Rules 1979
Section 78
Every consignment of goods tendered to the Railway Department for carriage shall be accompanied by a
Declaration Form issued prescribed in paragraph (b) of this rule. Declaration forms will be supplied by the
Railway Department on payment of the prescribed charge of two ringgit and fifty sen per pad of 100 such forms or fifteen sen for five forms.
(b)
The consignor shall give the following information on Declaration Forms:
(i)
the date on which the goods are tendered for conveyance;
(ii)
the station or place of despatch;
(iii)
the full name and address of not more than one consignor and not more than one consignee;
(iv)
the station or place of destination;
(v)
the number of articles;
(vi)
the nature and contents the articles;
(vii)
the weight of the articles;
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any declaration of value required by these rules.
(c)
The Declaration Form shall be made out in ink or indelible pencil and signed and sealed by the consignor or his agent. The Railway Department will accept no responsibility for misdeclaration, errors or commissions in the preparation of the Declaration Forms and any alteration must be duly initialled by the consignor or his agent as the case may be.
(d)
Goods shall be deemed not to have been accepted for carriage until the Railway Department has issued a
Railway receipt or Consignment Note in accordance with the provisions of rule