Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
It shall be lawful for the officer appointed in this behalf by the Government or any of his assistants to detain any such goods until the fees are paid and it shall be the duty of such officer to give notice in writing to the owner stating the amount of fees and charges payable in respect of such goods and in the event of such payment being refused or delayed for fourteen days from the date of such notice if the owner or consignee of such goods shall be in the port concerned, or otherwise for a period of thirty days from the date on which such fees are payable, it shall be lawful for such officer to sell or cause to be sold by public auction the said goods, and after paying the expenses of such detention and sale and double the amount of the fees by way of a fine, to pay the surplus, if any, of the proceeds of the sale to the owner or consignee or other person entitled thereto, if claimed within six months from the date of sale: Provided that if the goods are of a perishable nature, the said officer may sell the same or cause them to be sold at such earlier period being not less than twenty- four hours after the landing of the goods as he thinks fit. 561 Recovery of damages from the owner of vessel, etc.