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Finance Act 1949

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16Remission of customs duties on certain aircraft and parts and equipment therefor

(1)Subject to the following subsections, the Treasury may direct that duty shall not be chargeable under the Import Duties Act, 1932, or the Safeguarding of Industries Act, 1921, on the importation into the United Kingdom of any aircraft or aircraft parts or equipment to which this section applies.

(2)The aircraft and aircraft parts and equipment to which this section applies are any aircraft of wing span greater than one hundred and twenty feet and any spare part or equipment for incorporation in or use on such an aircraft, as respects which the Treasury are satisfied—

(a)in the case of any aircraft that it is to be used in maintaining overseas services; and

(b)in the case of any spare part or equipment that it is required for an aircraft manufactured outside the United Kingdom and used or to be used as aforesaid.

(3)The Treasury shall not exercise the powers conferred by this section except on the recommendation of the Board of Trade and on being satisfied that it is in the. national interest that the duty should not be chargeable, and any directions of the Treasury under this section may be given subject to such conditions as they think fit for restricting the use or disposal of the aircraft, aircraft parts or equipment and for enabling the Board of Trade to satisfy themselves that the conditions are complied with.

(4)The said powers shall also not be exercised except on an application made by the importer before delivery to him of the aircraft or aircraft parts or equipment.

(5)An application under the last foregoing subsection shall be made in writing and in accordance with such directions, if any, as may be given by the Treasury,

(6)Where any aircraft or aircraft parts or equipment are imported without payment of duty by virtue of directions of the Treasury under this section, and any conditions attached to the directions are not complied with, then (without prejudice to any liability for duty) the aircraft or aircraft parts or equipment shall be forfeited.

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