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| | (a) The Ports Authority shall, in respect of charges which have not been paid on any goods, have a lien on such goods and shall be entitled to seize and detain such goods until the charges are fully paid, provided that the Principal Collector of Customs has no claim on such goods as goods seized or forfeited or goods liable to such seizure or forfeiture under the Customs Ordinance. | | |
| | (b) Where the Principal Collector of Customs has a claim on goods seized and detained by the Ports Authority for non-payment of Ports Authority charges, the Principal Collector of Customs shall take charge and dispose of such goods or transfer such goods to a Customs warehouse within thirty days of such goods being landed in the transit warehouse : | | |
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| (2) The lien referred to in subsection (1) shall have priority over all other claims and lien except claims for money payable to the Government. |
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| (3) Charges in respect of goods to be landed shall become payable immediately on the landing of such goods. |
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| (4) Charges in respect of goods to be shipped shall be payable before such goods are shipped. |
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| (5) Charges in respect of goods to be removed from the premises of the Ports Authority shall be payable on demand. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts