1986 Ed.]
Import and Export
[CAP. 60
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"licence" means a licence, certificate, authorization or permit issued under the provisions of this Ordinance;
"manifest" means a manifest containing the particulars prescribed under section 17; (Replaced, 36 of 1983, s. 2)
"master" means, in respect of a vessel, the person (except a pilot) having for the time being command or charge of the vessel;
"member of the Customs and Excise Service" means any person holding an office specified in the First Schedule to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance;
"owner" means, other than for the purposes of Part VI—
(a) in respect of an article, any person being or holding himself out to be the owner, importer, exporter, consignee, agent or person in possession of, or beneficially interested in, or having any control of, or power of disposition over, the article; and
(b) in respect of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle—
(i) the registered owner and any person holding himself out to be the owner thereof;
(ii) any person acting as agent for the owner in connexion with the handling of cargo carried in or on the vessel, aircraft or vehicle;
(iii) any person to whom the vessel, aircraft or vehicle has been chartered or hired; and
(iv) any person having for the time being the control or management of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle:
"prohibited article" means any article—
(a) the import or export of which is prohibited under the provisions of this Ordinance;
(b) the import or export of which is permitted subject to the terms and conditions of a licence; or
(c) the import or export of which is prohibited or controlled under any other law;
"smuggling" means importing, exporting, unshipping, shipping, landing, loading, conveying or otherwise dealing with any article contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or any other law controlling the import or export of any article;
"unmanifested cargo" means any cargo which is not recorded in a manifest;
"vehicle" means every means of conveyance or of transit or other mobile apparatus used or capable of being used on land, whether on roads or rails and, in any way whatever, drawn or propelled or carried;
(Cap. 342.)