Subsequent negotiation of warehouse receipts
Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 deals with subsequent negotiation of warehouse receipts. If a person having sold, mortgaged or pledged goods that are in the custody of a warehouseman and for which a negotiable receipt has been issued, continues in possession of the negotiable receipt, the subsequent negotiation of it by that person under any sale or other disposition of the goods to any The Act came into force on 25 Oct 2010.
If a person having sold, mortgaged or pledged goods that are in the custody of a warehouseman and for which a negotiable receipt has been issued, continues in possession of the negotiable receipt, the subsequent negotiation of it by that person under any sale or other disposition of the goods to any person receiving the receipt in good faith, for valuable consideration and without notice of the previous sale, mortgage or pledge, has the same effect as if a previous purchaser, mortgagee or pledgee of the goods, as the case may be, had expressly authorised the subsequent negotiation.
Section 18, The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (Act 37 of 2007).
Questions about Section 18
What does Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act is headed "Subsequent negotiation of warehouse receipts". If a person having sold, mortgaged or pledged goods that are in the custody of a warehouseman and for which a negotiable receipt has been issued, continues in possession of the negotiable receipt, the subsequent negotiation of it by that person under any sale or other disposition of the goods to any
How do I find court cases under Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 18, section 18 Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 18 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 18, came into force on 25 Oct 2010, having been enacted on 19 Sep 2007. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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