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Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996
32HRetention of goods covered by restoration notice
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#### 32H Retention of goods covered by restoration notice
32H Retention of goods covered by restoration notice
> > (1) If a restoration notice is served on a licensee in possession of the goods to which the notice relates, the licensee must not—
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> > > (a) alter the form of the goods, sell them or grant any rights over them, or
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> > > (b) cause or allow them to be altered, sold or have any rights granted over them, or
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> > > (c) cause or allow them to be redeemed or removed,
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> > except—
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> > > (d) with the consent of the claimant, or
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> > > (e) in accordance with the regulations.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect in relation to the goods concerned—
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> > > (a) when the goods are delivered to the claimant, or
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> > > (b) when the restoration notice ceases to be operative, or
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> > > (c) when the Tribunal or a court makes an order relating to the delivery of the goods or the ownership or entitlement to possession of the goods or an order declaring that the goods are not the property of the claimant.
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> > (3) This section does not affect the operation of section 21.
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> **s 32H:** Ins 2002 No 104, Sch 1 \[31\].