Regulation of Railways Act, 1871

Limitation of liability of companies on sea voyages in certain cases.

12. Where a railway company under a contract for carrying persons, animals, or goods by sea procure the same to be carried in a vessel not belonging to the railway company, the railway company shall be answerable in damages in respect of loss of life or personal injury, or in respect of loss of or damage to animals or goods, in like manner and to the same amount as the railway company would be answerable if the vessel had belonged to the railway company; provided that such loss of life or personal injury, or loss or damage to animals or goods, happens to the person, animals, or goods (as the case may be) during the carriage of the same in such vessel, the proof to the contrary to lie upon the railway company.

[S. 13. (amending 10 & 11 Vict. c. 82.; 13 & 14 Vict. c. 37.) is rep. as to E., 42 & 43 Vict. c. 49, and spent or superseded by the repeal of the amended Acts. See now as to punishment of juvenile offenders, 42 & 43 Vict. c. 49, as to England, and 47 & 48 Vict. c. 19. as to Ireland.]

[S. 14 (partly rep. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 39. (S.L.R.)) inserts a word in 31 & 32 Vict. c. 119. s. 23.; see that section.]