East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 - VERTIC

No. 1 East African Community Customs Management 2005(i) any prohibited goods; or(ii) any restricted goods which have been imported orcarried coastwise contrary to any condition regulatingsuch importation or carriage coastwise;(c) exports, carries coastwise, or puts on board any aircraft,vehicle or vessel, or brings to any Customs airport, Customsarea, or place, to be put on board, for exportation or for useas stores or for carriage coastwise-(i)any prohibited goods; or(ii) any restricted goods contrary to any conditionregulating the exportation, use as stores, or carriagecoastwise, of such goods;(d) acquires, has in his or her possession, keeps or conceals, orprocures to be kept or concealed, any goods which he or sheknows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be -(i)prohibited goods; or(ii) restricted goods which have been imported or carriedcoastwise contrary to any condition regulating suchimportation or carriage coastwise; or(iii) uncustomed goods,commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonmentfor a term not exceeding five years or to a fine equal to fifty percent ofthe dutiable value of the goods involved, or both.Paymentof dutyin additiontofine201. Where on conviction for an offence under this Act, a person isliable to pay a fine, that person shall, unless the goods are prohibitedgoods or are ordered to be forfeited under this Act, pay duty on thegoods in addition to the fine.126