Section 13, The Hotel and Restaurant Act, 1980

(1) The liability of a Hotel Manager shall be subject to the conditions hereinafter contained in this section. (2) Without prejudice to any other liability incurred by him with respect thereto, the holder of a hotel licence shall not be liable to make good to a guest for any loss of or damage to property brought to the hotel except where— (a) at the time the loss or damage occurred, sleeping accommodation at the hotel had been engaged for the guest; and (b) the loss or damage occurred between the midnight immediately preceding and the midnight immediately following a period during which the guest was entitled to use the accommodation so engaged No. 2 Hotel and Restaurant 1980 13 (3) Without prejudice to any other liability or right of his with respect thereto, the holder of a hotel licence shall not be liable to make good to a guest for any loss of or damage to any vehicle, or any property left in a vehicle, or any live animal or its harness or other equipment. (4) Where the holder of a hotel licence is liable in the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) to make good any loss or damage to property brought to the hotel, then his liability to any one guest shall not exceed one hundred leones in respect of any one article or three hundred leones in the aggregate, except where— (a) the property was stolen, lost or damaged through the default, neglect or wilful act of the licensee or a person in his employ; or (b) the property was deposited by or on behalf of the guest expressly for safe custody with the licensee or a person in his employ authorised or appearing to be authorised for the purpose and, if so required by the licensee of the person in his employ, in a container fastened or sealed by the depositor; or (c) at the time after the guest had arrived at the hotel, after the property in question was offered for deposit as aforesaid and the licensee or a person in his employ, refused to receive it, or the guest or some other guest acting on his behalf wished so to offer the property in question but, through the default of the licensee or a person in his employ, was unable to do so. (5) Every holder of a hotel licence shall cause a notice on the limits of liability under this Act to be displayed prominently at a place where it can conveniently be read by the guests and he shall be entitled to the benefit of this section in respect of limitation of his liability under this Act only while such notice is so displayed. PART V—REGULATIONS AND OTHER POWERS OF THE MINISTER IN THE EXECUTION OF THIS ACT [Margin: Power to make regulations.]