Despite anything contained in any enactment—
(a) a person is not entitled to compensation or damages for non-delivery of the whole of a consignment of goods, or of any separate package forming part of such consignment, accepted by the Authority for carriage or warehousing unless a claim in writing, giving such particulars as may reasonably be necessary is given to the General Manager within 6 months of the date upon which such goods were accepted by the Authority;
(b) a person is not entitled to compensation or damages for any goods missing from a packed or unpacked consignment or for misdelivery or detention of, or damage or delay to any goods accepted by the Authority for carriage or warehousing unless—
(i) the General Manager is notified of such fact in writing within 7 days of the date upon which such goods were delivered to the consignee or person entitled to take delivery of them, and
(ii) a claim in writing, giving such particulars as may reasonably be necessary, is given to the General Manager within one month of such date.