S.L. 499.1 Art. 87When weight or measurement not available.

(1) Subject to the provisions of the tariff, when weight or cubic measurement of goods is not available, the goods may be weighed and measured by the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, at the expense of the owner of the goods.

(2) All packages exceeding three tons in weight shall have the actual weight thereof legibly painted on the outside of the package in close proximity to the shipping mark; in default, saving the provisions of regulation 88, the package may be weighed by the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, and all expenses of weighing, extra handling, transport and other expenses, shall be charged to the owner and shall be forthwith recoverable from him.

(3) The Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any error in any weighment or measurement made in accordance with the provisions of this regulation and any such weighment or measurement made by the Authority or contractor shall be for the purposes of these regulations only and it shall not be joined in any suit arising out of a dispute between buyer and seller or shipper and consignee or any other persons in respect of any goods so weighed and measured.