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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | parcel |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
section (2) of section 83 inward parcels immediately on their receipt All parcels should be re-weighed at destination, except at station
CHAPTER IX BOOKING, CONVEYANCE AND DELIVERY OF PARCELS TRAFFIC 901. Forwarding notes.—There are four kinds of forwarding notes, as shown below, which are in use for the booking of parcels and goods traffic on the Indian Railways. These forms have been approved by the Central Government in accordance with section 64 of the Railways Act— (i) forwarding note for dangerous goods; (ii) forwarding note for animals or general merchandise other than dangerous goods; (iii) forwarding note for explosives tendered by Defence Services, (iv) General Forwarding Note. 902. Execution of forwarding notes.—(a) When parcels tendered for booking contain articles of any of the following categories, they must be accompanied by a forwarding note in the appropriate form, duly executed by the sender or his authorized agent:— (i) articles to be carried at owner's risk rate; (ii) articles of a perishable nature; (iii) articles mentioned in Part I of Schedule II of the Railways (Extent of Monetary Liability and Presumption of Percentage Charge) Rules 1990: (iv) articles not packed in accordance with the prescribed conditions or articles in a defective condition (v) explosives and other dangerous goods. (b) Under Section 64 of the Railways Act.—(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. 7/30/24, 12:38 PM CHAPTER IX BOOKING https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-I/ComercialManualCh9_data.htm 1/41 (2) The consignor shall be responsible for the correctness of the particulars furnished by him in the forwarding note. (3) The consignor shall indemnity the railway administration against any damage suffered by it by reason of the incorrectness or incompleteness of the particulars in the forwarding note." (c) Parcels containing articles other than those mentioned above should be accompanied by a parcels declaration note, duly filled in by the sender or his authorized agent, in the form appearing in the I.R.C.A. Coaching Tariff 903. Preservation of forwarding notes.—The forwarding note is a very important document in as much as it forms the basis of contract between the consignor and the railway administration and should, therefore, be carefully preserved. It should not be sent away from the station, except when required for production in a court of law, or when called for by Accounts, Audit or Traffic Officers, in which case a certified true copy thereof should be kept as station record while the original is away. 904. General forwarding note for coaching traffic.—(a) In order to facilitate the booking of regular traffic at owner's risk rate, a general forwarding note has been prescribed and its specimen appears in the I.R.C.A. Coaching Tariff. After execution by the sender in the presence of the Station Master, the general forwarding note must be approved by the Divisional Commercial Superintendent. It will be prepared in three copies of which one copy will be given to the sender, one will be retained by the Station Master and the third copy will be kept in the Divisional Office. A general forwarding note remains valid for a period of six months from the date of its execution. The instructions for the preservation of forwarding notes also apply to the preservation of general forwarding notes. (b) A merchant who has executed a general forwarding note, can despatch by rail individual consignments without tendering a separate forwarding note for each consignment but particulars of each consignment must be given in the parcels declaration note which should be presented at the time of booking. (c) If a sender has to dispatch any parcel which is defectively packed or is in a defective condition, a separate forwarding note for each such consignment must be obtained even if a general forwarding note has been
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