Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Repeal and re-enactment of section 58
Section 58 of the Port of Singapore Authority Ordinance, 1963 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefore: —“Power to sell goods remaining in custody58.—
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 57 of this Ordinance, if any goods which have been placed in or on the premises of the Authority, other than goods accepted for storage by the Authority under section 96 of this Ordinance, are not removed therefrom within twenty-one days or, in the case of goods for which a through bill of lading has been issued from the time when the goods were placed in or on such premises within forty-two days, the Authority may, at the expiration of the said period of twenty-one days or forty-two days, as the case may be, dispose of all or any such goods in such manner as it thinks fit:Provided that if the goods are of a perishable nature the Authority may direct their removal within such shorter period, not being less than twenty-four hours after the landing thereof as the Authority thinks fit, and if not removed, the Authority may dispose of such goods in such manner as it thinks fit.(2) The proceeds of sale shall be applied by the Authority in the following manner: —
firstly, in payment of any duty payable to the Government;
secondly, in payment of the expenses of the sale;
thirdly, in payment of the rates, charges and expenses due to the Authority in respect of the goods; and
fourthly, in payment of freight and other claims or liens of which notice under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 207) has been given,and by rendering the surplus, if any, to the person entitled thereto on demand, and, in case no such demand is made within one year from the date of the sale of the goods, by paying the surplus to the account of the Authority, whereupon all rights to the same by such person shall be extinguished.”.