Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Substituted by section 8 of U.P. Act No. XII of 1964. 122 [The Uttar Pradesh Warehouse Act, 1958] [Section 16-18] (2) Where the depositor does not, within the prescribed time, comply with the notice given to him under sub-section (1), the ware-houseman may cause the goods to be removed from the warehouse and sold by public auction at the cost and risk of the depositor : Provided that the where house man shall give notice of the sale to such authority as may be prescribed at least 48 hours before such sale. [Explanation-- Loss of weight or bulk by driage or shrink age or gain of weight or bulk by absorption of moisture shall be deemed to amount to deterio- ration within the meaning of this section if the loss or gain exceeds such limits as the licensing authority may, from time to time, having regard to the climatic conditions of different areas, fix by notification published in the official Gazette.]1 Intimation regarding conditions of goods 16- Any person having an interest in any goods deposited in a warehouse or in the receipt covering such goods may inform the warehouseman in writing of the fact and nature of his interest and warehouseman shall keep a record thereof; if such person requests in writing that intimation be given to him regarding the condition of the goods and agrees to pay the charges for giving such intimation, the warehouseman shall give him intimation accordingly. Delivery of goods 17- (1) Every warehouseman shall, without unnecessary delay, deliver the goods deposited in his warehouse to the deposit or on demand made by him and on surrender of the receipt duly discharged and on payment of all charges due to the warehouseman : Provided that the depositor may subject to any agreement between the ware- houseman and the depositor, take partial delivery of the goods deposited in a warehouse. (2) Every such receipt after being so surrendered to the ware houseman shall, [subject to the provisions of sub-section (3),]2 be defaced by him and no such receipt shall be reissued. [(3) Where only partial delivery of the goods is taken by a depositor, the warehouseman shall make an entry of it in the receipt and return it to the depositor.]3 Liability of warehouseman for shortage or excess in goods deposited 18- (1) The warehouseman shall be liable to pay compensation determined in the manner prescribed to the depositor for any loss sustained by him by reason of the goods having' lost weight or bulk in excess of the [limits fixed by the licensing authority]4 owing to shrinkage or driage or by reason of deterioration in the quality, of the goods owing to their having gained weight or bulk, in excess of the [limits fixed by the licensing authority]4 by the absorption of moisture. [(2) Any dispute arising as to whether loss or gain in weight or bulk in excess of the limit fixed by the licensing authority is due to driage or absorption of moisture or is due to other causes beyond the control of the warehouseman, shal1 be referred to the licene authority and such dispute shall, unless the parties express in writing their desire to refer it to the Board of Arbitrators appointed under section 29, when it shall be so referred, be decided by the licensing authority and the decision of the licensing authority shall be final and binding on the parties.]5