Part III Customs and Excise Control Areas

F120 Approval of wharves

(1)

The Commissioners may approve, for such periods F2... as they think fit, places for the loading or unloading of goods or of any class or description of goods.

F3(1A)

In any case where they consider it would facilitate the administration, collection or enforcement of any duty of customs, the Commissioners may by regulations—

(a)

specify conditions which must be met before an approval is granted, F4...

F5(aa)

impose conditions, or specify conditions which may be imposed, after an approval has been granted,

(b)

specify other conditions which they may, in any particular case, require to be met before an approval is granted,

F6(c)

specify restrictions—

(i)

that apply in all cases, or

(ii)

which may be imposed, in any particular case, at the time of the approval,

(d)

impose restrictions, or specify restrictions which may be imposed, after an approval has been granted, or

(e)

provide for the imposition of conditions or restrictions by direction made by the Commissioners.

(1B)

In any other case, an approval has effect subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Commissioners think fit.

F7(1C)

Conditions and restrictions which may be imposed by or specified in regulations under subsection (1A) include—

(a)

conditions requiring the provision at the place approved under subsection (1) of specified facilities, services or infrastructure for purposes in connection with facilitating the administration, collection or enforcement of any duty of customs,

(b)

conditions requiring the provision of specified facilities, services or infrastructure for such purposes otherwise than at the place approved under subsection (1), including conditions—

(i)

requiring that provision at a specified place,

(ii)

requiring a person to whom an approval has been, or may be, given to propose a place at which facilities, services or infrastructure are to be provided, and

(iii)

requiring the agreement of the Commissioners to any proposal for the provision of facilities, services or infrastructure at a place, and

(c)

conditions and restrictions as respects the movements of goods between a place approved under subsection (1) and an off-site facility.

(1D)

For the purposes of subsection (1C)(a) and (b) “specified” means specified in—

(a)

the regulations,

(b)

an approval under subsection (1), or

(c)

a direction.

(1E)

For the purposes of this section and section 20A, an “off-site facility” means a place at which facilities, services or infrastructure are provided (in accordance with an approval or conditions attaching to it) other than a place approved under subsection (1).

(2)

The Commissioners may at any time for reasonable cause revoke or vary the terms of any approval given under this section.

F8(3)

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