CHAPTER II

IMPORT REGIME
Article 4
1
Containers and the corresponding certificates shall without delay be submitted for verification to the United Kingdom competent authority.
4
The importer shall be responsible for the proper movement of the rough diamonds and the costs thereof.
5
The United Kingdom competent authority shall opt for either of the following methods to verify that the content of a container matches the particulars on the corresponding certificate:
a
it will open each container with a view to such verification; or
b
it will identify the containers to be opened with a view to such verification on the basis of a risk analysis or equivalent system that gives due consideration to rough diamond shipments.
6
The United Kingdom competent authority shall complete the verification without delay.
Art. 4(1) substituted for Art. 4(1)-(3) (31.12.2020) by The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/844), regs. 1, 7; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Regulation substituted (31.12.2020) by The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/844), regs. 1, 3(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)