The Upper West Regional Police Command is to auction all seized motorbikes by the Motor Traffic Transport Department (MTTD).
According to a statement released by the command and signed by the public relations officer, Ins Gideon Ohene Boateng, the auction is slated on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 9:30am at the premises of the Regional Police Headquaters, Wa.
It added that the auction will take place after the expiration of a grace period of two months allowed for identification and collection by the general public.
The motorbikes were seized from unauthorized motor riders who have since failed to either present themselves for prosecution or submit the relevant documentations to enable the release of their bikes to them.
Auction sale is a common form of commercial activity, which clearly illustrates the dynamics of offer and acceptance. This section discusses the application ofthe basic principles on the formation of contracts in sales by auction.
In Ghana, the law on auction sales has been largely codified the Sale of Goods Act, 1962,(Act 137) and the Auction Sales Law, 1989 (P.N.D.C. Law 230).Generally, an auctioneer can only offer goods for sale by auction with theconsent of the owner.
For every auction sale, the law requires that there must be a notice announcing the sale, which must contain a clear description of the goods to be sold and give particulars of the quality and quantity of the goods.
BY: ALHASSAN TAJUDEEN
