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Section 7: Duties of warehousemen.

The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007Central Act · Act 37 of 2007

(1) In the absence of a lawful excuse, a warehouseman shall deliver the goods referred to in a negotiable receipt, to the holder of the receipt on demand made by the holder and on the holder fulfilling all the following conditions, namely:--

(a) satisfying the warehouse lien;

(b) surrendering the receipt in case of non-negotiable receipt and surrendering the receipt with endorsements in case of negotiable receipt; and

(c) acknowledging in writing the receipt of the goods.

(2) If a warehouseman refuses or fails to deliver the goods in compliance with the provisions of this section, the burden of proof shall lie on the warehouseman to establish the existence of a lawful excuse for the refusal or failure.

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ActThe Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
Section7
Marginal noteDuties of warehousemen.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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