Versions of s. 600(1)

Where the lien referred to in section 597 is not discharged and no deposit is made pursuant to section 598, the wharfinger or warehouseman may, and if required by the owner of the ship, shall, at the expiration of ninety days from the time when the goods were placed in his custody, or, if the goods are of a perishable nature, at such earlier period as in his discretion he thinks fit, sell by public auction, either for home use or for exportation, the goods or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the charges mentioned in this Part.