Review of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1970 Issues paper June 2019
The Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1970 (the DUG Act) was introduced in 1970 following a report by the Law Reform Commission (LRC report) which recommended that legislation be enacted to permit a bailee (business or receiver of goods) to dispose of goods which have not legislation drafted by the LRC.2