Exceptions
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13.—(1) Nothing in the application of the Act by virtue of article 12 confers on a designated customs official any power—
(a)to charge a person with any offence; or
(b)to release a person on bail.
(2) Accordingly, in the Act as it applies by virtue of article 12—
(a)references to a person being charged with an offence are to a person being charged with an offence by a constable, and
(b)references to a person being released on bail are to a person being released on bail by a constable.