Section 20Part 0 —
Director may retain goods until freight, etc., is paid
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Where the agent of a ship from which any goods have been landed at a port and accepted by the Authority for carriage or storage or for delivery to the consignee, notifies the Director in writing that the freight or other charges payable to the agent of the ship to the amount specified in the notice, remain unpaid in respect of the goods, the Director shall retain the goods and refuse delivery of them to the consignee or any other person until —
the payment of any dues and charges in respect of such ship and the goods and customs duties thereon;
the production of a receipt for, or a release from, the payment of such amount signed, or purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the agent; or
the payment of such amount by the person entitled to take delivery thereof.
Where the Director causes to be delivered any goods in respect of which a notice has been given under subsection (1) to a person producing such receipt or release, or making such payment as is referred to in paragraphs (b) or (c) thereof, the Authority shall be freed from all liability to any person in respect of the goods.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to take into custody of the Authority any goods which would not otherwise be receivable by the Authority under this Act or any regulation, or as requiring the Director to enquire into the validity of any claim made for freight or any other sums made in any notice given by an agent under subsection (1).