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Government Railways Act 1904
26Insurance of goods carried by rail, agreements as to
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##### 26. Insurance of goods carried by rail, agreements as to
The Authority may make special agreements in writing with any person —
(a) for insuring any goods delivered on a railway against all loss or damage from any cause whatsoever;
(b) for insuring the Authority against all liability in respect of any such loss or damage,
and, for the purposes of the premiums in respect of such insurance, may increase or diminish the charges payable on such goods.
[Section 26 amended: No. 78 of 1948 s. 6; No. 31 of 2003 s. 139(1); No. 19 of 2010 s. 60(4).]