LawgistThe Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act
17Negotiation of warehouse receipt not impaired by fraud, mistake or duress
The validity of the negotiation of a receipt is not impaired by the fact that--
(a) the negotiation was a breach of duty on the part of the person making the negotiation; or
(b) the owner of the receipt was induced by fraud, mistake or duress to entrust the possession or custody of the receipt to that person, if the person to whom the receipt was negotiated or a person to whom the receipt was subsequently negotiated, paid value for it without knowing of the breach of duty, fraud, mistake or duress.
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WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
- 11 Warehouse receipts
- 12 Negotiability of warehouse receipts
- 13 Negotiation of warehouse receipt by delivery
- 14 Transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts without endorsement
- 15 Warranties on negotiation of warehouse receipts
- 16 Non-liability of the endorser
- 17 Negotiation of warehouse receipt not impaired by fraud, mistake or duress
- 18 Subsequent negotiation of warehouse receipts
- 19 Delivery of goods to be made after due charges are paid
- 20 Transfer of non-negotiable receipts
- 21 Conclusiveness of negotiable warehouse receipt
- 22 Presumption in certain cases
- 23 Issue of duplicate receipt
