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REVENUE (SIMPLIFIED ENTRY INWARDS) (HUMANITARIAN AID) NOTICE 2016

BR 78 / 2016

The Collector of Customs, in exercise of the power conferred by section 35A of the Revenue Act 1898, gives the following Notice:

Citation

1 This Notice may be cited as the Revenue (Simplified Entry Inwards)(Humanitarian Aid) Notice 2016.

Interpretation

2 In this Notice— “business day”, which includes “business days”, shall have the same meaning as in section 1 of the Public Holidays Act 1947; “customs procedure code” or “CPC” has the meaning prescribed in section 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1970; “for home use” has the meaning prescribed in section 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1970; “qualifying goods” means goods within the description of qualifying goods in CPC

4183 and CPC 4195 in the Fifth Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act 1970. [Paragraph 2 definition "qualifying goods" amended by BR 6 / 2019 para 2 effective 1 February 2019]

Simplified procedure

3 Instead of complying in every respect with the provisions of sections 9 and 14 of the Revenue Act 1898, any person importing for home use any qualifying goods may—

REVENUE (SIMPLIFIED ENTRY INWARDS) (HUMANITARIAN AID) NOTICE

(a) obtain release of such goods upon delivery to the Collector of Customs of the relevant bill of lading or the relevant manifest; and

(b) make due entry inwards of such goods within 30 business days of the date of their importation or within such longer period as the Collector of Customs may in writing allow. [Paragraph 3(a) amended by BR 6 / 2019 para 3 effective 1 February 2019]

Commencement

4 This Notice shall be deemed to have come into effect on 19th July 2016.

Made this 3rd day of August 2016

Collector of Customs

[Amended by: BR 6 / 2019]