SCHEDULE 2Customs powers and investigations

Power to demand evidence of destination of restricted goods1

1

An authorised officer may require a person who exports or carries restricted goods from the Territory to provide proof to the officer’s satisfaction that the goods have reached an authorised destination.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “an authorised destination” means a destination to which the exportation or carriage of the goods is—

a

authorised by a licence granted by the Governor under article 10, or

b

not otherwise prohibited under this Order.

3

It is an offence for a person (“P”) to fail to comply with a requirement under sub-paragraph (1), unless P proves that the goods reached a destination other than an authorised destination without P’s consent or connivance.