Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007

Year: 2007

Enactment Date: 2007-09-19

Long Title: An Act to make provisions for the development and regulation of warehouses, negotiability of warehouse receipts, establishment of a Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Food and Public Distribution

Section 7: Duties of warehousemen.
    (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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