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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894 - SECT 492

492. In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires

The expression "goods" includes every description of wares and merchandise:

The expression "wharf" includes all wharves, quays, docks, and premises in or
upon which any goods, when landed from ships, may be lawfully placed:

The expression "warehouse" includes all warehouses, buildings, and premises in
which goods, when landed from ships, may be lawfully placed:

The expression "report" means the report required by the [customs or excise
laws] to be made by the master of an importing ship:

The expression "entry" means the entry required by the [customs or excise
laws] to be made for the landing or discharge of goods from an importing ship:

The expression "shipowner" includes the master of the ship and every other
person authorised to act as agent for the owner or entitled to receive the
freight, demurrage, or other charges payable in respect of the ship:

The expression "owner" used in relation to goods means every person who is for
the time entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession
of the goods, subject in the case of a lien (if any), to that lien:

The expression "wharfinger" means the occupier of a wharf as hereinbefore
defined:

The expression "warehouseman" means the occupier of a warehouse as
hereinbefore defined.

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