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20(A). Approved wharvesU.K.
(1)In this Act, references to an approved wharf are to—
(a)a place approved under section 20 above; or
(b)a place specified or approved under [Article 46 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92](equivalent provision for goods imported on or after 1st January 1992 from a place outside the customs territory of the Community), other than an examination station.
(2)Any person contravening or failing to comply with any condition or restriction attaching to an approval by virtue of which a place is an approved wharf shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 3 on the standard scale.
(3)An officer may at any time enter an approved wharf and inspect it and any goods for the time being at the wharf.
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