PART 3Official Controls on controlled consignments from third countries and other official controls on goods from third countries
Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centre and commercial storage facilitiesI112
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The Scottish Ministers may grant a permit which authorises—
a
the use of a facility which is located within a border control post as an inspection centre for the purposes of carrying out official controls and other official activities on controlled consignments F2... and other regulated items on their arrival at the border control post,
b
the use of commercial storage facilities within the close vicinity of a border control post as a place at which identity checks and physical checks may be performed on controlled consignments F3... and other regulated items on their arrival at the border control post.
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An application for a permit must be made to the Scottish Ministers by the operator of the facility or commercial storage facilities in the manner and form required by the Scottish Ministers.
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A permit may only be granted under paragraph (1)(a) if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the facility complies with the requirements specified in respect of inspection centres in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1014.
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A permit may only be granted under paragraph (1)(b) if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the commercial storage facilities comply with the requirements specified in respect of commercial storage facilities in Article 3(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1014.
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A permit granted under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must be in writing and may be granted—
a
subject to conditions,
b
for an indefinite period or a specified period.
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A permit granted under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may be modified, suspended or revoked at any time by the Scottish Ministers by notice in writing.
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In this regulation, “Regulation (EU) 2019/1014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points M1.