SCHEDULE 1PLANNED DESTRUCTION: CONDITIONS

Regulation 4

Conditions to be complied with before destruction

1.

The eligible claimant shall deliver to the Commissioners at such address as they shall specify notice in writing of his intention to carry out a planned destruction of goods.

2.

A notice delivered in accordance with paragraph 1 above shall contain the following particulars—

(a)

the name and address of the eligible claimant;

(b)

the address of the premises at which the goods to be destroyed may be inspected prior to destruction;

(c)

the description of the goods to be destroyed including their nature and amount;

(d)

the amount of duty paid in respect of those goods;

(e)

the date and time when destruction will take place; and

(f)

the method of destruction which is to be employed.

3.

The goods shall be available for inspection by the Commissioners at any reasonable time for not less than two clear business days following the day upon which the notice mentioned in paragraph 1 above was received by the Commissioners provided that if the place where the goods are available for inspection is different from the address mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 above, for the reference to two clear business days in this paragraph there shall be substituted a reference to five clear business days.

Conditions to be complied with at the time of destruction

4.

Destruction shall take place on the day and at the time appointed.

5.

Destruction shall take place at the address mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 above; provided that the Commissioners may, on the application of the eligible claimant, permit, subject to such conditions as they deem necessary or expedient, destruction to take place at a different address.

6.

The eligible claimant shall permit the Commissioners to attend the destruction.

7.

The goods shall be destroyed in accordance with the method specified in the notice mentioned in paragraph 1 above save that if the Commissioners give notice that such method is not in their opinion satisfactory, the goods shall be destroyed in accordance with such other method as the Commissioners may approve.