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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Carriage of goods - Rights of carriers

286: Notice of carrier’s claim

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“Carrier must tell owner if keeping goods for unpaid money”

If a carrier wants to keep someone’s goods because they’re owed money, they have to tell the owner about it. This is called a lien. The carrier must send a notice to the owner. In this notice, they need to say exactly how much money they think they’re owed and why. They also have to ask the owner to either pay this amount or promise to pay it later. This includes the cost of moving the goods and any other expenses the carrier had to pay.

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Part 5 Other commercial matters
Carriage of goods: Rights of carriers

286Notice of carrier’s claim

  1. Every carrier claiming a lien over any goods under section 285(1) must give notice of the carrier’s claim to the owner of the goods.

  2. The notice must—

  3. specify the amount and particulars of the carrier’s claim; and
    1. require the owner to pay or secure to the carrier the amount of the freight claimed and all recoverable expenses.

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