Sections 29 and 63 of the Customs Act. - Fiji Revenue & Customs ...

Customs Act:
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CUSTOMS—11 OF 1986
♦ (3) A person who—
(a) refuses or neglects to comply with a request of the Comptroller under the provisions of
this section;
(b) knowingly produces any false book, invoice or document;
(c) knowingly makes any false representation in regard to the country in which any goods
were grown, produced or manufactured; or
(d) makes any false representation with intent to evade or to contravene the provisions of
this section,
is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for 12
months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Power to require ships, etc., to bring to
103.—(1) The master of a ship entering Fiji or operating within Fiji shall bring his ship to for
boarding on being signalled to do so by any ship in the service of the Customs, or any other ship in
the service of Fiji.
(2) The master of an aircraft entering Fiji or operating within Fiji shall land the aircraft on being
signalled to do so by a proper officer.
(3) A ship may be fired upon if—
(a) that ship is liable to forfeiture or examination pursuant to the provisions of the customs
law;
(b) that ship does not bring to when so required;
(c) that ship has been chased by a ship in the service of the Customs or in the service of
Fiji, which has flown the proper flag and fired a gun as a signal; and
(d) that ship continues to fail to bring to.
(4) A master of an aircraft or ship who contravenes any of the provisions of this section is guilty
of an offence and is—
(a) in the case of the master of a light aircraft or a ship of less than 250 tonnes register,
liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000, and the aircraft or ship in respect of which the
offence is committed is liable to forfeiture;
(b) in the case of the master of an aircraft other than a light aircraft, or of a ship of 250
tonnes register or more, liable to a fine not exceeding $50,000; and the aircraft or ship in
respect of which the offence is committed may be seized and detained until the fine is
paid or satisfactory security therefor is given.
(5) In this section "light aircraft" means an aircraft licensed to carry less than 8 passengers.
Power to board ship, etc., and search
104.—(1) A proper officer may, in the course of his duty, board and search any aircraft or ship
within Fiji and may require the master of any such aircraft or ship to produce documents and answer
questions relating to such aircraft or ship, its cargo, stores, baggage, crew and passengers, and may
examine, lock-up, seal, mark, or otherwise secure any goods on such aircraft or ship; and for the
purpose of the examination or security of any goods, he may require them to be unloaded or
removed to a customs warehouse at the expense of the master of the aircraft or ship.
(2) An officer may at the risk of the owner open packages and examine, weigh, mark and seal
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