Railways Act, 1989 · Chapter IX: Carriage of Goods
Section 64: Forwarding note
(1) Every person entrusting any goods to a railway administration for carriage shall execute a forwarding note in such form as may be specified by the Central Government:
Provided that no forwarding note shall be executed in the case of such goods as may be prescribed.
(2) The consignor shall be responsible for the correctness of the particulars furnished by him in the forwarding note.
(3) The consignor shall indemnify the railway administration against any damage suffered by it by reason of the incorrectness or incompleteness of the particulars in the forwarding note.
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