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Dutiable Commodities
[1989 Ed.
Commissioner may specify, after the arrival in or departure from Hong Kong of such ship, aircraft or vehicle furnish to the Commissioner at the office of the Commissioner an accurate and complete statement of all such goods. (Amended L.N. 294 of 1982)
(2) The owners, charterers or agents of every ship or aircraft which arrives in or departs from Hong Kong having on board no goods to which this Ordinance applies, or the master of every such ship or the persons in charge of every such aircraft, shall, within 7 days or such longer period as the Commissioner may specify, after such arrival or departure furnish to the Commissioner or other prescribed officer at the office of the Commissioner a statement that no such goods were carried in the ship or aircraft. (Amended 3 of 1970 s. 14; L.N. 294 of 1982; 66 of 1986 s. 14)
(3) Every statement furnished in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be in a form approved by the Commissioner, signed by the party furnishing it, and shall contain such particulars, if any, as may be prescribed by regulations and such further particulars as the Commissioner or other prescribed officer may require. (Amended L.N. 294 of 1982; 66 of 1986 s. 14)
(4) Separate statements shall be furnished in respect of each class of goods specified in section 3 or by any resolution under that section:
Provided that-
(a) where no goods of a class so specified were carried, it shall be sufficient to include a statement to that effect in any other statement made under this section; and
(b) where no goods to which this Ordinance applies were carried, a single statement to that effect shall suffice. (Replaced 3 of 1970 s. 14)
(5) If any statement is not furnished in accordance with, or is furnished in breach of, the provisions of this section, the owners, charterers and agents of the ship, aircraft or vehicle, the master of the ship, the person in charge of the aircraft and the driver of the vehicle, in respect of which the statement is, or should have been, furnished, shall each and all be guilty of an offence.
(6) The Commissioner may, with respect to any case or class of cases, grant in writing exemptions from any of the requirements of this section and may impose conditions with respect to such exemptions. (Added 66 of 1986 s. 14)
23. Removal of goods from ships, vehicles or aircraft
(1) If any goods to which this Ordinance applies are in any ship, vehicle or aircraft or on the railway premises they shall not be removed therefrom by, or discharged or delivered therefrom to, any person except the licensee of a general bonded warehouse or the holder of a valid permit in that behalf or the servant of such permittee or licensee: