East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 - VERTIC

202005(b) consult with, and where necessary, delegate any of itsfunctions to, any Commissioner.(3) For the purposes of this Act, the Council shall make regulationsfor the working arrangements between the Directorate andthe Customs.(4) The Council shall establish within the Community'sinstitutional framework, a committee charged with facilitating-(a) the Directorate's formulation of policies and programmeson Customs management and administration;(b) exchange of information between the Directorate and theCommissioners; and(c) any other matters on working arrangements between theDirectorate and the Customs.5.-(1) There shall be appointed, in accordance with Partner States'legislation, a Commissioner responsible for the management ofCustoms by each of the Partner States and such other staff as may benecessary for the administration of this Act and the efficient workingof the Customs.Provisionsrelatingtostaff(2) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the management andcontrol of the Customs including the collection of, and accounting for,Customs revenue in the respective Partner State.(3) The Commissioner may authorize any officer to exercise any ofthe powers conferred by this Act upon the Commissioner subject tosuch limitations as the Commissioner may impose.(4) An officer appointed to any permanent office or employment in theCustoms shall, on his or her appointment thereto, make and subscribebefore a magistrate or a commissioner for oaths, a declaration in theform set out in the First Schedule.6.-(1) There shall be a seal of the Customs Union which shall beofficially and judicially noticed and whose design and description shallbe prescribed by regulations.CustomsUnionseal andflag21