East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 - VERTIC

No. 1 East African Community Customs Management 2005(a) who refuses to unload or remove any goods when requiredto do so in accordance with the provisions of this section; or(b) in which any goods which have been locked up, sealedmarked, or otherwise secured, in accordance with thissection are in any way interfered with except in accordancewith the permission of the proper officer; or(c) in which any lock, seal, or mark, placed on any place orgoods in accordance with this section is in any way opened,broken, or altered,commits an offence.(5) Where, on the search of any aircraft or vessel under this section,any goods are found in relation to which any offence under this Act hasbeen committed, such goods shall be liable to forfeiture.(6) An officer shall not be liable to any legal proceedings for anyaction taken in good faith in accordance with this section.(7) Where, on any aircraft or vessel being boarded under thissection, any goods are found therein and on such aircraft or vesselbeing subsequently boarded, whether by the same or another officer,such goods or any part thereof are no longer therein, then, unless themaster of such aircraft or vessel accounts for such goods to thesatisfaction of the proper officer, such master commits an offence andshall be liable to a fine equal to ten percent of the dutiable value of thegoods and to payment of the duties due thereon.153. - (1) An officer may, if he or she has reasonable grounds tobelieve that any vehicle is conveying any uncustomed goods whetheror not in transit, or being transferred from one Partner State toanother, stop and search any such vehicle; and for the purpose of thatsearch, that officer may require any goods in that vehicle to beunloaded at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.(2) An officer who is unable to obtain free access to any place orcontainer in the course of a search of a vehicle under this section mayopen the place or container in such manner, including by force, as theofficer may deem necessary.(3) A person in charge of a vehicle who refuses to stop or to permitthe vehicle to be searched in accordance with this section commits anoffence.Power tostopvehiclesuspectedofconveyinguncustomedgoods,etc.103