The Free Zone Designations (Amendments) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1834

CUSTOMS

The Free Zone Designations (Amendments) Order 2006

Made

10th July 2006

Coming into force

1st August 2006

The Treasury make the following order, exercising the powers conferred on them by sections 100A(1); 100A(3) and 100A(4)(b) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1):

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Free Zone Designations (Amendments) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st August 2006

Amendments

2.—(1) For paragraph (2) of Article 2 of each of the Free Zone (Southampton) Designation Order 2001(2), the Free Zone (Liverpool) Designation Order 2001(3), the Free Zone (Prestwick Airport) Designation Order 2001(4), the Free Zone (Port of Tilbury) Designation Order 2002(5), the Free Zone (Port of Sheerness) Designation Order 2004(6), substitute—

“(2) The map shall be kept by the Commissioners and a copy of the map shall be kept at the offices of the responsible authority.”

3.—(1) For Article 3 of each of the Free Zone (Liverpool) Designation Order 2001 and the Free Zone (Port of Sheerness) Designation Order 2004 substitute—

“3.   The responsible authority for the free zone shall be the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, whose Head Office is at Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool, L21 1LA.”

Frank Roy

Dave Watts

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

10th July 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the free zone designation orders in respect of the free zones at Southampton, Liverpool, Prestwick Airport, Port of Tilbury and Port of Sheerness by removing, in each case, the obligation upon the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs(7), to keep the free zone maps at New King’s Beam House. It maintains the obligation of the responsible authority, in each case, to keep a copy of the map.

The maps are held by the Commissioners' Frontiers Unit at Portcullis House, 27 Victoria Avenue, Southend-on Sea, SS2 6AL and are available for inspection, on application, during normal office hours.

In addition, this Order amends the free zone designation orders in respect of the free zones at Liverpool and Sheerness by updating the details of the responsible authority.

No regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.

(1)

1979 c. 2; section 100A was inserted by the Finance Act 1984 (c. 43) section 8 and Schedule 4, Part 1.

(2)

S.I. 2001/2880.

(3)

S.I. 2001/2881.

(4)

S.I. 2001/2882.

(5)

S.I. 2002/1418.

(6)

S.I. 2004/2742.

(7)

The functions of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11). Section 50(1) of that Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.