Section 49A
of Sabah Ports Authority Enactment 1981
Section 49A
The Authority shall not where, without its actual fault or privity, any loss or damage, in not being a loss or damage provided for by this Part, is caused to any vessel or vessels, or to any train, vehicle, animals, goods, or other things whatsoever 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 in accordance with the law relating to merchant shipping providing for the ascertaining of tonnage of vessels for the purpose of registration 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.
Liability in respect of loading or discharging operations.