Page 95 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 95

Overseas Post: Compensation, contd.

Compensation will in no case exceed the value at the time of posting of the
article lost or the amount of the damage sustained. Indirect loss or loss of profits
will not be taken into consideration.

In any claim for damage or loss of contents, the packet should be retained
for inspection as nearly as possible in the condition in which it was delivered.
The sender of a parcel may waive his claim in favour of the addressee. The
senJcr or addressee may authorise a third party to receive the compensation.
The Postmaster General is under no legal liability cither personally or in his
official capacity to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which an
insurance fee has been paid.

Cases in which Compensation is not Payable: Under international regula­
tions, no compensation will be paid in respect of:
Any article destroyed through force mnjeurc:
Any article which infringes postal regulations;

Any article which has been duly delivered and accepted without reserve;
Any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the sender, such as
failure to provide adequate packing, having regard to the nature of the
contents;
Any damage to an exceptionally fragile object which from its nature cannot
reasonably be expected to travel safely by post, such as a clay figure,
a soapstone or alabaster model, a collection of butterflies or moths,
a vacuum flask, glass, crockery and so on;

Any article fraudulently insured for a sum greater than the actual value of
the contents;

Any article confiscated under the internal legislation of the country to which
it is addressed;
Any parcel containing an article of a type specified in section of the Guide
headed “Overseas Post” as one for which compensation will not be paid;
or
Any article for which a claim is not made within a year of the date of post­
ing.
The Post Office reserves the right to refuse compensation where the damage
or loss is due to a cause beyond control, (e.g. force majeurc) or where a packet
cannot be accounted for in consequence of the loss of official documents from
any such cause. No compensation will be paid for any loss or damage due to
force majeure.
Undeliverable registered and insured articles and unregistered articles found to
contain anything of value which cannot be returned to the senders are retained
in the Dead Letter Office for a fixed period in case they are claimed by either the
sender or the addressee. If not claimed they are disposed of in accordance with
regulations.