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Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

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Version Superseded: 15/09/2016

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Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, Cross Heading: Notice of seizure is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Notice of seizureU.K.

1(1)The Commissioners shall, except as provided in sub-paragraph (2) below, give notice of the seizure of any thing as liable to forfeiture and of the grounds therefor to any person who to their knowledge was at the time of the seizure the owner or one of the owners thereof.U.K.

(2)Notice need not be given under this paragraph if the seizure was made in the presence of—

(a)the person whose offence or suspected offence occasioned the seizure; or

(b)the owner or any of the owners of the thing seized or any servant or agent of his; or

(c)in the case of any thing seized in any ship or aircraft, the master or commander.

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C1Sch. 3 para. 1 modified by S.I. 1986/260, regs. 5(k), 18

2U.K.Notice under paragraph 1 above shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person concerned—

(a)if delivered to him personally; or

(b)if addressed to him and left or forwarded by post to him at his usual or last known place of abode or business or, in the case of a body corporate, at their registered or principal office; or

(c)where he has no address within the United Kingdom [F1or the Isle of Man], or his address is unknown, by publication of notice of the seizure in the London, Edinburgh or Belfast Gazette.

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