Duty to deliver description of goods

(1) The consignor of, or the person tendering any goods for carriage or warehousing by the Authority and, on request by an authorised officer, the consignee of, or person receiving any goods which have been carried or warehoused by the Authority, shall deliver to the authorised officer the documents goods. 34 as prescribed in the regulations under this Part to enable such officer to determine the charges payable in respect of the carriage or warehousing or any other service performed or facility provided in respect of the goods. (2) An authorised officer may, for the purpose of verifying the documents delivered under subsection (1) of this section, require such consignor, person or consignee, as the case may be, to permit him to examine such goods. (3) If such consignor, person or consignee fails to deliver the documents referred to in subsection (1), or to permit such goods to be examined as required in subsection (2) of this section, an authorised officer may, in respect of the goods which are tendered for carriage or warehousing by the Authority, refuse to accept the goods for such carriage or warehousing unless in respect thereof a charge not exceeding the highest payable for any class of goods is paid. (4) If, in respect of goods which have been carried or warehoused by the Authority, any document delivered under subsection (1) of this section, is found to be false in any material particular with respect to the description of any goods to which it purports to relate, an authorised officer may refuse to deliver such goods unless in respect of warehousing or carriage of the goods, a charge not exceeding double the highest charge payable for any class of goods is paid. etc.