Singapore legislation
Section 101
Section 101
Loss or destruction of or damage to goods other than transhipment goods and goods accepted for storage
(1)
Neither the Authority nor any person duly authorised by it shall be liable —
for any loss caused to any person by reason of misdelivery, short delivery or non-delivery of any goods deposited with or placed in the custody or control of the Authority, other than transhipment goods and goods accepted for storage by the Authority under section 111;
for damage to or destruction of any goods which have been duly acknowledged by the Authority to be in its custody (other than goods referred to in paragraph (c)) in the sum of more than $2,000 per package or unit of such goods;
for damage to or destruction of any goods contained in any container which have been duly acknowledged by the Authority to be in its custody, in the sum of more than —
$5,000 in the case of a container of up to 6.1 metres in length or $10,000 in the case of a container exceeding 6.1 metres in length; or
the actual cost of repair or replacement of such container and the goods packed in such container,whichever is the less.
(2)
For the purposes of this section and of section 103, “transhipment goods” means goods landed from a vessel and placed in the custody of the Authority for the purposes of shipment on another vessel on a through bill of lading dated at the port of loading of such goods and showing that the destination is via Singapore, with the ultimate port of destination marked on each package or unit containing such goods and declared on a transhipment manifest lodged with the Authority prior to or at the time such goods are placed in its custody.
(3)
For the purposes of this Part, where a container, pallet or similar article is used to consolidate goods, notwithstanding that the goods have been separately enumerated in the bill of lading as having been packed in such container, pallet or article, the resultant consolidation shall be deemed and shall count as one package or shipping unit.[90