Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)

Part III U.K. Customs and Excise Control Areas

F1 22A Examination stations U.K.

(1) In this Act, references to an examination station are to—

(a) a part of, or a place at, a customs and excise airport approved under section 22 above; or

(b) a place at such an airport specified or approved under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4151/88 (equivalent provision for goods imported on or after 1st January 1992 from a place outside the customs territory of the Community).

(2) Any person contravening or failing to comply with any condition or restriction attaching to an approval by virtue of which a part of, or place at, a customs and excise airport is an examination station shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 3 on the standard scale.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 22 and 22A substituted (01.01.1992) for s. 22 by S.I. 1991/2724, reg. 6(6)