The Cyprus Gazette

634 SUPPLEMENT TO THE CYPRUS GAZETTE, UTH SEPTEMBEB, 1936.
Collusive
seizures by
officers azul
bribes
ofiered to
officers.
Ofiences not
specifically
provided for.
Meaning of
" Customs
prosecutions."
How instituted.
Protoetaom
of witnesses.
Burden of
proof on
4klendant.
(c) before, at or after any seizure staves, breaks or
other\vise destroys any goods to prevent the seizure
thereof or the securing of the same,
shaU be guUty of an offence.
Penalty: two years imprisonment.
80. Every person who—
(o) being a Customs officer or PoUce officer makes
any coUusive seizure, or deUvers up or makes any
agreement to deUver up or not to seize any means of
conveyance or goods Uable to forfeiture, or conspires or
connives with any person to smuggle any goods, or
is in any way concemed in the smuggling of any goods
(6) being a CiiBtoms officer or PoUce officer accepts any
bribe, recompense or reward for the contravention
of any of the provisions of this Law ; or
(c) gives, or procures to be given, or offers or promises
to give or procure to be given any bribe, recompense
or reward to, or makes any coUusive agreement with,
any Customs officer or PoUce officer to induce him
in any way to neglect his duty, or by threats,
demands or promises attempts to influence any
Customs officer or PoUce officer in the discharge of
his duty,
shaU be guUty of an offence.
Penalty: three years imprisonment or one hundred
pounds or both.
81. Any person who by any act or omission is gmlty of
any contravention or evasion of this Law for which no
other penalty is provided shaU be Uable to a penalty not
exceeding twenty pounds.
PART XII.
CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS.
82. Prosecutions for offences against this Law, and
proceedings for the recovery of duties of Customs or
penalties, or for the condemnation of any means of
conveyance or goods seized as forfeited, are herein referred
to as " Customs prosecutions".
83. Customs prosecutions shaU be instituted in the name
of the ComptroUer by appropriate proceedings in any Court
having jurisdiction therein.
84. No witness on behaU of the ComptroUer in any
Customs prosecution or on behalf of the Govemment in
any proceedings under section 91 (1) shaU be compeUed to
disclose the fact that he received any information or the
nature thereof or the name of the person who gave such
information, and no Customs officer appearing as a witness
shall be compeUed to produce any report made or received
by him confidentiaUy in his official capacity or containing
confidential information.
85. If in any Customs prosecution or in any proceedings
under section 91 (1) for the recovery of any means of
conveyance or goods seized by an officer any question shall
arise as to whether or not the duties of Customs have been
paid in respect of any such goods or whether any such goods
have been lawfuUy imported, exported, carried coastwise,
unshipped or shipped, the burden of proof that such duties
have been paid or that such goods have been lawfuUy
imported, exported, carried coastwise, unshipped or shipped,
as the case may be, shaU Ue on the accused in a Customs
prosecution and on the plaintiff in any proceedings under
section 91 (1).
ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
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