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(1)An officer may require any person—
(a)concerned with the F1 shipment for carriage coastwise of goods of which [F2for that purpose [F3a declaration is required as a result of Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018]]; or
(b)concerned in the carriage, unloading, landing or loading of goods which are being or have been imported or exported,
to furnish in such form as the officer may require any information relating to the goods and to produce and allow the officer to inspect and take extracts from or make copies of any invoice, bill of lading or other book or document whatsoever relating to the goods.
(2)If any person without reasonable cause fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under subsection (1) above he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of [F4level 3 on the standard scale].
(3)Where any prohibition or restriction to which this subsection applies, that is to say, any prohibition or restriction under or by virtue of any enactment with respect to—
(a)the exportation of goods to any particular destination; or
(b)the exportation of goods of any particular class or description to any particular destination,
is for the time being in force, then, if any person about to ship for exportation or to export any goods or, as the case may be, any goods of that class or description, in the course of making [F5a declaration in respect of the goods] before shipment or exportation makes a [F6statement] as to the ultimate destination thereof, and the Commissioners have reason to suspect that the [F6statement] is untrue in any material particular, the goods may be detained until the Commissioners are satisfied as to the truth of the [F6statement], and if they are not so satisfied the goods shall be liable to forfeiture.
(4)Any person concerned in the exportation of any goods which are subject to any prohibition or restriction to which subsection (3) above applies shall, if so required by the Commissioners, satisfy the Commissioners that those goods have not reached any destination other than that mentioned in the [F7declaration made] in respect of the goods.
(5)If any person required under subsection (4) above to satisfy the Commissioners as mentioned in that subsection fails to do so, then, unless he proves—
(a)that he did not consent to or connive at the goods reaching any destination other than that mentioned in the [F8declaration made] in respect of the goods; and
(b)that he took all reasonable steps to secure that the ultimate destination of the goods was not other than that so mentioned,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of three times the value of the goods or [F4level 3 on the standard scale], whichever is the greater.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Finance Act 1987 (c. 16, SIF 40:1), ss. 10, 72(7), Sch. 16 Part III
F2Words in s. 77(1)(a) substituted (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3095, reg. 10(1), Sch. 1 para.7.
F3Words in s. 77(1)(a) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 76(2) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2020/1449, reg. 3 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(a)
F4Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) by S.I. 1984/703, (N.I. 3) arts. 5, 6
F5Words in s. 77(3) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 76(3)(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2020/1449, reg. 3 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(a)
F6Word in s. 77(3) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 76(3)(b) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2020/1449, reg. 3 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(a)
F7Words in s. 77(4) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 76(4) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2020/1449, reg. 3 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(a)
F8Words in s. 77(5)(a) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(1)(a), Sch. 7 para. 76(5) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2020/1449, reg. 3 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 77 applied (10.1.2012) by The Postal Packets (Revenue and Customs) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3036), regs. 1, 15 (with reg. 25)
C2S. 77(1) modified by S.I. 1986/260, regs. 5(h), 18
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