Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898
Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898
Western Australia
Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898
Contents
1.Certificate, warrant, or order for delivery of goods may be transferred by indorsement and delivery1
2.Short title1
Notes
Compilation table2
Defined terms
Western Australia
Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898
An Act to enable certain warrants for goods to be transferred by indorsement and delivery.
1.Certificate, warrant, or order for delivery of goods may be transferred by indorsement and delivery
Where, after the commencement of this Act, any warehousekeeper’s certificate, wharfinger’s certificate, dock warrant, or other warrant or order for delivery of goods (hereinafter called the warrant) is indorsed by the person to whom the same has been issued or given, or by his agent duly authorised in that behalf, and is delivered to any person, such last‑mentioned person and any subsequent holder of the warrant in good faith shall, as against the person by whom the warrant has been issued or given, be entitled to the goods and the possession thereof to the same extent as if the contract contained in or evidenced by such warrant had been made with the person to whom the warrant is indorsed and delivered as aforesaid, or the said holder thereof, as the case may be.
This Act may be cited as the Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898 1.
1This is a compilation of the Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898. The following table contains information about that Act and any reprint.
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Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
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Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898 |
1898 |
9 Sep 1898 |
9 Sep 1898 |
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Reprint 1: The Warrants for Goods Indorsement Act 1898 as at 13 Jul 2007 |
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[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
the warrant1