Customs Act 1901

PART V - WAREHOUSES  

SECTION 96   ARREARS OF WAREHOUSE CHARGES  

96(1)   [Period of arrears]  

Where any rent or charges in respect of warehoused goods has or have been in arrears for -


(a) except where paragraph (b) applies - 6 months; or


(b) where the goods are the unclaimed baggage of a passenger or member of the crew of a ship or aircraft - 30 days,

a Collector may sell the goods.

96(2)   [Goods may be sold]  

In this section, ``member of the crew'' includes -


(a) in relation to a ship - the master, a mate or an engineer of the ship; and


(b) in relation to an aircraft - the pilot of the aircraft.


 

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