The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 Section 12(3) gives a general power of sale over goods bailed after the commencement of the Act1. To activate the power, the bailee must show:
that the terms of the bailment do not provide to the contrary2;
that goods are in the possession or under the control of the bailee3; and
that some actual or notional date for redelivering the goods to the bailor has passed. The bailee may satisfy this requirement by showing
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