Article 19U.K.Empowerment
1.When dealing with the customs authorities, a customs representative shall state that he or she is acting on behalf of the person represented and shall specify whether the representation is direct or indirect.
Persons who fail to state that they are acting as a customs representative or who state that they are acting as a customs representative without being empowered to do so shall be deemed to be acting in their own name and on their own behalf.
2.The customs authorities may require persons stating that they are acting as a customs representative to provide evidence of their empowerment by the person represented.
In specific cases, the customs authorities shall not require such evidence to be provided.
3.The customs authorities shall not require a person acting as a customs representative, carrying out acts and formalities on a regular basis, to produce on every occasion evidence of empowerment, provided that such person is in a position to produce such evidence on request by the customs authorities.