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Sufferance wharves
Sufferance wharves are wharves on which goods may be landed before any duty is paid. They are appointed for the purpose by the Commissioners of the Customs. See s. 288 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 36)....
Wharf
Wharf, a broad plain place, near some creek or haven, to lay goods and wares on that are brought to or from the water. See Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 27), s. 68, and Port of London (Consolidation) Act, 1920 (10 Geo. 5, c. clxxiii.).A structure on shore of navigable waters, to which a vessel can be brought for loading or unloading, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1589.There are two kinds-1st, legal, which are certain wharves in all seaports, appointed by commission from the Court of Exchequer, or legalized by Act of Parliament; 2nd, sufferance, which are places where certain goods may be landed and shipped, by special sufferance granted by the Crown for that purpose, 2 Steph. Com. See as to both kinds, Customs (Consolidation) Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 36). As to larcenies from a wharf, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 15. As to implied liability or warranty for fitness of wharf for a ship unloading, see The Moorcock, (1889) 14 PD 64.Wharf, as a landin...
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