# Medway Ports Authority Act 1973, Section 72: Power to survey goods


(1) The Authority may survey and examine—
(a) goods at the docks; and
(b) goods on board a vessel at the docks when those goods are to be or have been handled by the Authority or when the master of the vessel asks for a survey or examination to be made by the Authority.
(2) The Authority may make a reasonable charge for a survey or examination carried out under this section.
(3) Where a written report is made on a survey or examination under this section, the Authority shall on request supply a copy of the report at a reasonable price to the owner or consignee of the goods and, if the survey was requested by the master of a vessel, to that master.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1973/21/section/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medway-ports-authority-act-1973/section-72
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