Part III Customs and Excise Control Areas
33 Power to inspect aircraft, aerodromes, F10railway vehicles and customs areas, records, etc.
1
The F4vehicle operator of a vehicle which is an aircraft or railway vehicle shall permit an officer at any time F5to board the vehicle and inspect—
a
F6the vehicle and any goods loaded therein; and
b
all documents relating to F7the vehicle or to goods or persons carried therein;
and an officer shall have the right of access at any time to any place to which access is required for the purpose of any such inspection.
2
3
The person in control of an aerodrome licensed under any enactment relating to air navigation F3or authorised by a certificate under the Aerodromes Regulation and, if so required by the Commissioners, the person in control of any other aerodrome shall—
a
keep a record in such form and manner as the Commissioners may approve of all aircraft arriving at or departing from the aerodrome;
b
keep that record available and produce it on demand to any officer, together with all other documents kept on the aerodrome which relate to the movement of aircraft; and
c
permit any officer to make copies of and take extracts from any such record or document.
F113A
If so required by the Commissioners, the person in control of a railway customs area shall—
a
keep a record in such form and manner as the Commissioners may approve of all railway vehicles arriving at or departing from the area,
b
keep that record available and produce it on demand to any officer, together with all other documents kept in the area which relate to the movement of railway vehicles, and
c
permit any officer to make copies of and take extracts from any such record or document.
4
If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of F1level 4 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both.
F25
In this section “the Aerodromes Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 of 12 February 2014 laying down requirements and administrative procedures related to aerodromes pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.