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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

340: Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s protection

You could also call this:

“Wharf and warehouse owners don't have extra responsibilities for goods”

If you own a wharf or a warehouse, you don’t have to take care of goods that you wouldn’t normally be responsible for, even if this part of the law exists. This means you don’t have to do anything extra just because of this law.

Also, if you own a wharf or a warehouse, you don’t need to check if a shipowner has the right to keep goods because they haven’t been paid. You can trust that the shipowner is telling the truth about this.

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

340Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s protection

  1. This subpart does not require a wharf owner or a warehouse owner (A) to take charge of any goods that A would not be liable to take charge of if this subpart were not in force.

  2. A is not required to see to the validity of a lien claimed by a shipowner under this subpart.

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