32Goods of unknown owner etc. left on railway, sale of

##### 32. Goods of unknown owner etc. left on railway, sale of (1) If any goods are left on a railway, and the owner thereof, or the person liable for the charges thereon, is not known, the Authority may cause it to be publicly notified that, unless in the meantime they are removed and the charges thereon paid, they will be sold upon a day named in such notice, being not less than one month from the publication thereof. (2) If the goods are not removed and the charges thereon paid before that day, then they may be sold. (3) If any goods left on a railway are perishable, the Authority may direct the sale thereof forthwith without notice, and if such goods cause offence or create a nuisance may cause them to be destroyed at the expense of the owner. [Section 32 amended: No. 78 of 1948 s. 6; No. 31 of 2003 s. 139(1).]