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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Power for shipowner to enter and land goods, and lien for freight

333: Discharge of lien on deposit with warehouse owner

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"How to remove a shipowner's claim on your goods by paying money to a warehouse"

If you own goods that a shipowner has a lien on, you can get rid of that lien by giving money to the wharf owner or warehouse owner. The amount you need to give is the same as what the shipowner said in their notice. When you give this money, the lien goes away. But remember, even if you do this, the shipowner can still try to get their freight money in other ways.

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Power for shipowner to enter and land goods, and lien for freight

333Discharge of lien on deposit with warehouse owner

  1. The owner of the goods may deposit with the wharf owner or the warehouse owner a sum of money equal to the sum that is specified in the notice given by the shipowner under section 331.

  2. The lien referred to in section 331 is discharged on the deposit of the money.

  3. Subsection (2) does not limit any other remedy that the shipowner may have for the recovery of the freight.

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