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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

339: Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s rent and expenses

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“Paying for storing and caring for your stuff at a wharf or warehouse”

If you put goods in the care of someone who owns a wharf or warehouse, they can charge you rent for keeping your things. They can also do what they think is needed to look after your goods properly, but you have to pay for that too. The wharf or warehouse owner can keep your goods until you pay the rent and any other costs for looking after them.

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Part 5 Other commercial matters
Power for shipowner to enter and land goods, and lien for freight

339Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s rent and expenses

  1. If goods are placed in the custody of a wharf owner or a warehouse owner (A) under this subpart, A—

  2. is entitled to rent in respect of the goods; and
    1. has, at the expense of the owner of the goods, the power to do, from time to time, all reasonable acts that in A’s judgement are necessary for the proper custody and preservation of the goods; and
      1. has a lien on the goods for the rent and expenses referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

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