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Customs Act: Published for convenience only CUSTOMS—11 OF 1986 with this Act and may, at any time, revoke, suspend or vary a condition so imposed. υ (2) Where the Comptroller makes a decision to revoke, suspend or vary a condition of an export warehouse licence in accordance with subsection (1), the Comptroller shall cause to be served, either personally or by registered post, on the proprietor of the export warehouse, a notice in writing setting out the Comptroller's findings on material questions of fact, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based and giving the reasons for the decision. Failure to comply with conditions υ 63G. A person who fails to comply with any conditions imposed under section 63F(1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000. Revocation of an export warehouse licence 63H.—(1) The Comptroller may, at any time, in his discretion, revoke, cancel or suspend an export warehouse licence, issued under section 38 of this Act. (2) Where the Comptroller makes a decision to revoke, cancel or suspend an export warehouse licence in accordance with sub-section (1), the Comptroller shall cause to be served, either personally or by registered post, on the proprietor of the export warehouse, a notice in writing setting out the Comptroller's findings on material questions of fact, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based and giving the reasons for the decision. Goods must be sold for export 63I.—(1) All goods in an export warehouse must be intended for sale to relevant travellers for exportation from Fiji. (2) No goods may be sold to a relevant traveller without the production of : (a) a current passport in the name of the relevant traveller; and (b) an airline or shipping ticket, which indicates that the relevant traveller will be departing Fiji within five (5) days of the sale of goods. (c) Other prescribed conditions relating to sales to relevant travellers must be adhered to and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the Comptroller may impose further conditions to meet the exigencies of any case to which the provisions of this Act may not be strictly applicable. Evidence of export 63J. Where the licencee of an export warehouse does not produce the proof required as evidence that the goods delivered by him to a relevant traveller have been exported by that relevant traveller, the goods shall be deemed to have been entered, and delivered, for home consumption by the licencee, as owner of the goods, on the day on which the goods were delivered to that traveller. PART X - PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTS AND EXPORTS Prohibition and restriction of imports and exports 34
Customs Act: Published for convenience only CUSTOMS—11 OF 1986 64.—(1) The Minister may make regulations to prohibit or restrict the importation into Fiji or exportation from Fiji of any goods of any description whatsoever. (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised— (a) by prohibiting the importation or exportation absolutely; (b) by prohibiting the importation or exportation of goods from or to a specified place; or (c) by prohibiting the importation or exportation of goods unless specified conditions or restrictions are complied with. PART XI - EXPORTATION OF GOODS AND CLEARANCE OF AIRCRAFT OR SHIPS Loading, etc. υ 65.—(1) Subject to section 66— (a) no goods shall be taken on board an aircraft or ship for export unless the exporter or the exporter’s agent— (i) has previously delivered to an officer an entry outwards in the prescribed form; or (ii) in the case of an entry made by means of an electronic message – has transmitted the appropriate message to a system and the system has allocated a lodgement number in respect of that message; and (iii) has paid all duties and charges payable upon the goods. (b) no goods shall be put on board an aircraft or ship departing from Fiji except from an approved place of loading, a sufferance wharf or a ship on to which they have been loaded for the purpose of being transferred on to the aircraft or ship. (2) A person who contravenes a provision of this section is guilty of an offence, and any goods in respect of which the offence is committed are liable to forfeiture. Goods which may be loaded without entry 66.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the proper officer may permit— (a) goods, which are the personal baggage of the passengers or members of the crew of an aircraft or ship, to be put on board the aircraft or ship and exported without entry; (b) mail bags and postal articles in the course of transmission by post to be put on board an aircraft or ship and exported without entry; (c) goods to be put on board an aircraft or ship departing from Fiji without entry provided ─ (i) an application is made by the owner in such manner and form as may be prescribed; (ii) an undertaking is given to the Comptroller by the owner of the goods that he will furnish the necessary entry within 6 days of the departure of the aircraft or ship or within such further time as the Comptroller may specify; and (iii) such security, if any, is given by the owner for the due payment of any export duties as the Comptroller may consider appropriate. ♦ (2) A person who fails to comply with an undertaking given under subsection (1)(c), shall pay $5.00 per entry for each day after the period of 6 days, or after such further period as the Comptroller 35
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