Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsMaximum liability
| 47. Notwithstanding anything in this Act or in any other written law, the Ports Authority shall not be liable to pay In respect of any loss or damage referred to in section 46, an amount in excess of five hundred rupees per package or unit unless the nature and value of the goods contained therein have, prior to the delivery to the Authority been declared in writing by the person delivering or causing the same to be delivered ; Provided, however, that the Authority shall not be liable therefor where the value of any such goods has been misstated. |