S.L. 499.1 Art. 90Defective packages.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 73 or the fact that the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be, has given a receipt for the goods, where any goods have been landed in packages of a defective or leaky character, delivery of the goods shall not be considered to have been made to the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, until such packages have been repacked, rebagged, or repaired at the expense of the ship’s agent in a reasonably sound condition and such goods have been checked in the presence of the ship’s agent or a customs’ officer, and the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have accepted delivery of only such goods as are found upon such check.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, may decline to accept any goods which are tendered for landing in packages of a defective or leaky character until such packages have been properly repaired or the goods rebagged or repacked to the satisfaction of the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be, on board the carrying ship.