Part VI

Lost and Abandoned Property

No right of ownership conferred by finding.
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No person who—
a
finds any property appearing to have been lost or abandoned;
b
is the employer of a finder of such property; or
c
owns or occupies the land or premises on which such property is found,
shall by reason only of the finding of that property have any right to claim ownership of it.
Pt. VI (ss. 67–79) extended with modifications by Animals (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 9, SIF 4:6), s. 3(2)
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by S.I. 1984/573 and 744.
Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).
Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. V