Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Power of sale of goods deposited with innkeeper
An innkeeper shall, in addition to his ordinary lien, have the right absolutely to sell by public auction any goods which may have been deposited with him or left in the inn he keeps or in any garage, car park or other premises appurtenant thereto where the person depositing or leaving such goods shall be or become indebted to the said innkeeper for any board or lodging:
(a)
no such sale shall be made until after the said goods shall have been for the space of six weeks in such charge or custody or in or upon such premises without such debt having been paid or satisfied;
(b)
the innkeeper, after having out of the proceeds of such sale paid himself the amount of any such debt, together with the costs and expenses of any such sale, shall on demand pay to the person depositing or leaving any such goods the surplus (if any) remaining after such sale;
(c)
the debt for the payment of which a sale is made shall not be any other or greater debt than the debt for which the goods could have been retained by the innkeeper under his lien;
(d)
at least one month before any such sale the innkeeper shall cause to be inserted in a newspaper circulating in
Malaysia an advertisement containing notice of such intended sale, and giving shortly a description of the goods intended to be sold, together with the name of the owner or person who deposited or left the same where known.
Limitation of innkeepers’ liability