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← Customs Act 1960

Customs Act 1960 s 58

s 58 Payment of warehouse rent

58. —(1) The owner of any goods deposited in a Government warehouse, or the owner’s agent, must pay to the proper officer of customs at the prescribed rates the warehouse rent which may be due in respect of the goods. (2) Such rent is payable on demand, and in any event before the goods are removed from the Government warehouse. (3) If any bill for warehouse rent presented in accordance with subsection (1) is not discharged within 14 days from the date of its presentation, the Director‑General may immediately order the goods in respect of which the warehouse rent is payable to be forfeited to the Government, with effect from the day next following that (if any) in respect of which storage charges have been paid. —(1) The owner of any goods deposited in a Government warehouse, or the owner’s agent, must pay to the proper officer of customs at the prescribed rates the warehouse rent which may be due in respect of the goods. (2) Such rent is payable on demand, and in any event before the goods are removed from the Government warehouse. (3) If any bill for warehouse rent presented in accordance with subsection (1) is not discharged within 14 days from the date of its presentation, the Director‑General may immediately order the goods in respect of which the warehouse rent is payable to be forfeited to the Government, with effect from the day next following that (if any) in respect of which storage charges have been paid.

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