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Passenger 13.2/14.5
13.2 Clearance of Corporation premises
Corporation premises and services shall be cleared after the arrival and departure of each service
and all baggage, checked or excess, or other packages or articles found and not immediately claimed
shall be treated as lost baggage except that checked baggage will be held subject to clause 11.7.
13.3 Sale of lost baggage
Baggage or other packages or articles left or left unclaimed on Corporation premises and to which
the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 do not apply, and which are not claimed within
three months after the time when first placed into storage as lost baggage, may be sold.
13.4 Liability of Corporation
The Corporation shall not be liable with respect to any package or article of lost baggage to which
the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 do not apply.
14. LEFT BAGGAGE
14.1 Storage conditions
Hand, checked or excess baggage, may be accepted for storage free of charge prior to, or
immediately following a rail, road services or rail ferry journey as evidenced by presentation of an
appropriate new or used rail, road services or rail ferry ticket.
14.2 Acceptance for storage
The Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any article or package into its custody for
storage.
14.2.1 Baggage not accepted: The following articles shall not be accepted:
Articles of an inflammable, explosive, or dangerous nature,
Articles which are wet or leaking,
Articles emitting an offensive smell,
Live animals or birds,
Loaded firearms.
14.2.2 Inadvertent acceptance: Should any such articles be inadvertently accepted they may, on
being found to be within the categories mentioned, be removed and stored, or otherwise suitably
dealt with as the Corporation may determine, at the sole risk and cost of the depositor or owner.
14.2.3 Perishable articles: The Corporation does not undertake to accept perishable articles for
storage, but where a person specially desires any perishable articles to be so stored they may be
accepted subject to the special condition that the Corporation shall not be liable for any damage or
loss that may arise in connection with such deposit.
14.3 Left baggage label
14.3.1 Issue of label: At the time of presentation of such baggage or articles to be left in the custody
of the Corporation, a baggage label marked "left baggage" shall be issued which must be correctly
filled in by the passenger or owner with name, address, and destination. The Corporation employee
accepting such baggage shall attach the tie-on portion of the label to the article and hand the tear-off
butt to the owner or passenger for retention.
14.3.2 Baggage label required: No article or package shall be considered as having been left in the
custody of the Corporation for storage unless the person desiring to deposit such article or package
shall have handed it over to the Corporation and received the tear-off butt of the left baggage label
issued by the Corporation in respect of such article or package. The Corporation shall not be bound
to hand over any article or package left in its custody for storage except on production of the butt
issued in respect thereof and on payment of all charges which may have become payable.
14.3.3 Delivery: Delivery by the Corporation of any baggage left in its custody for storage to the
person producing and surrendering the appropriate butt shall discharge the Corporation of its
obligation in respect of such baggage.
14.3.4 Lost butt: Any person claiming delivery of any baggage that is in the custody of the
Corporation for storage and who has lost the tear-off butt of the left baggage label applicable to such
baggage may, before such baggage is delivered, be required to make at that person's own cost a
statutory declaration setting forth the number of such lost butt, a description of the baggage and
contents of which delivery is claimed, and such other information as the Corporation may require.
The claimant may also be required to indemnify the Corporation against any loss or claim that may
arise as a result of delivery to such person, and to furnish such other proof of title to such package as
the Corporation may require. Should the information furnished by the claimant as proof of title be
insufficient or unsatisfactory to the Corporation, delivery of such package may be withheld and the
Corporation shall not be liable for any inconvenience or loss that may result from the delivery being
so withheld.
14.4 Left baggage becoming lost baggage
Baggage, packages, or articles left in the custody of the Corporation for storage and not claimed
within one week shall be treated as lost baggage and dealt with under the provisions of clause 13.
14.5 Liability of Corporation
The liability of the Corporation in respect of each article or package deposited as aforesaid, is
hereby limited to $200.00.
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