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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
section (1), the railway administration shall furnish a partial delivery certificate, in such form as may be prescribed Recovery of railway dues before delivery of goods.—Before delivery of goods, it should be seen that all
CHAPTER XVIII DELIVERY, REBOOKING AND DIVERSION OF GOODS 1801. Notice of arrival.—(a) Immediately after the goods have been unloaded and tallied, the consignee concerned should be advised of the fact on on telephone, wherever such a facility exists. (b) A list of all consignments, received on the previous day but not taken delivery of should be exhibited daily on the goods shed notice board. In addition, a written notice of arrival should be issued to the consignee/endorsee of each such consignment in all cases in Form Com./C-23, where their addresses are known or can be ascertained from the marks on the packages, etc. Nose.—At large goods sheds such notices must be put up within two days after the date of unloading. (c) When a consignee has called at the goods shed station for taking delivery of his consignment, his address should be noted if the consignment has not arrived at the station and the notices of arrival should be sent to him at such an address when the consignment is received. 1802. In the case of wagons required to be unloaded by the consignees, the date and time at which the wagons are placed in position for unloading and the time upto which they will remain under load free of demurrage, should be shown on the notice of arrival. Such notices should be sent out as early as possible, after the receipt of wagons. 1803. Arrival notices should be sent, either by pest or through messengers to the consignees who are not regularly represented at the station by agents. In the case of regular representation, the notice may be handed over to the agent of the consignee immediately after preparation. The signature or left hand thumb impression of the party, to whom the notice is served, should invariably be obtained against the relevant entry in the register of notices of arrival (see Para 1805). 1804. The non-service of the notice of arrival will not, however, entitle the consignee/endorsee to claim delivery of the consignment free of demurrage and or wharfage charges, if the goods are not unloaded and/or taken delivery of or removed within the free time allowed for the purpose. 1805. Register of notices of arrival.—The record of notices of arrival issued should be kept at each station in a register to be maintained in manuscript in the proforma appearing at Appendix XVIII/A. The serial number of the 7/30/24, 12:37 PM CHAPTER XVIII DFXIVERY https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch18_data.htm 1/27 relevant entry in the register should be entered on the top of the notice of arrival. 1806. Advance notices.—In the case of explosives, the despatching station should, as soon as the consignment is despatched, advise the destination station by post, the name and full address of the consignee/endorsee. On receipt of the advice, the destination station should advise the consignee/endorsement to be prepared to take delivery of the consignment immediately on its arrival. These notices, which will be issued in the form prescribed in the I. R. C. A. Red Tariff, will be in addition to the notice of arrival to be served on the consigned endorsee on arrival of the goods, as detailed in the preceding pares. 1807. Receipt of inward invoices.—(a) As stated in Para 1454 invoices will be sent to the destination stations, by post in the case of through traffic and by train, by which they will reach soonest, in the case of local traffic. (b) All covers containing invokes must be opened immediately on receipt at the destination station. The invoices should be stamped with station stamp and the date of receipt after which these should be entered in the register of invoices received. This register should be maintained in manuscript, in the pro forma appearing at Appendix XVIII/B and should be posted in ink and kept in the office of the Station Master. The staff responsible for unloading or delivery of goods, or accountal of invoices should not be utilized for posting the register. The Statio
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