Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Wharf

A structure on the shores of navigable waters, to which a vessel can be brought for loading or unloading.

Wharfinger

, n. Hist. The owner or occupier of a wharf; one who keeps a wharf to receive merchandise for forwarding or delivery to a consignee.

private wharf

One that can be used only by its owner or lessee.

public wharf

See WHARF.

right of wharfing out

Hist. A right to the exclusive use of submerged lands, as by establishing a permanent structure or wharf on the land to dock oceangoing vessels.

wharfage

, n. Hist. 1. The fee paid for landing, loading, or unloading goods on a wharf. 2. The accommodation for loading or unloading goods on a wharf.

wharfing out, right of

See RIGHT OF WHARFING OUT.