Regulation 70

Any person who finds any property in the airport or in any aircraft or vehicle therein shall immediately hand over the property found to an authorised person.

Any lost property which comes into the possession of the airport licensee shall be retained by the airport licensee for a period of 60 days after it has come into the airport licensee’s possession and, if at the end of that period it remains unclaimed, the airport licensee may dispose of it by sale or otherwise as it sees fit.

If within a period of 60 days of any sale by the airport licensee under paragraph (2) the former owner or the person formerly entitled to the beneficial ownership of the property can establish his ownership to the satisfaction of the airport licensee, he shall be paid, subject to his providing the airport licensee with an indemnity in such form as the airport licensee may reasonably require, the proceeds of sale (if any) less all expenses incurred by the airport licensee of and incidental to such sale.

The airport licensee may fix the charges payable to the airport licensee for re-delivery of the lost property to its owner.