88 Forfeiture of ship, aircraft or vehicle constructed, etc. for concealing goods. U.K.
Where—
(a)a ship is or has been [F1in United Kingdom waters]; or
(b)an aircraft is or has been at any place, whether on land or on water, in the United Kingdom; or
(c)[F2a vehicle] [F2any other vehicle] is or has been within the limits of [F3any port or at any aerodrome] [F3any port, railway customs area or aerodrome] or, while in Northern Ireland, within the prescribed area,
while constructed, adapted, altered or fitted in any manner for the purpose of concealing goods, that ship, aircraft [F4or vehicle] [F4or other vehicle] shall be liable to forfeiture.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c. 49, SIF 29:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(b)
F2Words in s. 88(c) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 82(a)
F3Words in s. 88(c) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 82(b)
F4Words in s. 88 substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 82(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 88 amended by S.I. 1987/2114, reg. 2 and by S.I. 1990/2167, art. 4, Sch. para. 19