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Customs and Excise Service

[CAP. 342

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CHAPTER 342

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE

To establish a Customs and Excise Service and to make provision as to its duties and powers and as to the discipline of members thereof and to make provision for a welfare fund; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Originally 25 of 1963

(Amended 46 of 1977 s. 2)

[16 October 1963] L.N. 121 of 1963

13 of 1966, 14 of 1969, L.N. 83 of 1972, 73 of 1972, L.N. 1 of 1974, L.N. 253 of 1975, L.N. 117 of 1976, L.N. 235 of 1976, 46 of 1977, L.N. 143 of 1977, L.N. 203 of 1977, L.N. 206 of 1977, 36 of 1978, 15 of 1979, 18 of 1980, 69 of 1980, L.N. 361 of 1981, L.N. 294 of 1982, L.N. 73 of 1983, 40 of 1985, R.Ed. 1985, 36 of 1987, L.N. 132 of 1987, 24 of 1989, 35 of 1989, 66 of 1989

1.

Short title

PART I

PRELIMINARY

This Ordinance may be cited as the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance.

(Amended 46 of 1977 s. 3)

2.

Interpretation

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Assistant Commissioner" means an Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Added 40 of 1985 s. 2)

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Replaced 40 of 1985 s. 2)

"Customs and Excise Service" means the service established by section 3; (Added 46 of 1977 s. 4)

"customs officer" means a member holding any office specified in Part IV of Schedule 1; (Added 40 of 1985 s. 2)

"Deputy Commissioner" means a Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Added 40 of 1985 s. 2)

"disciplinary offence" means a disciplinary offence prescribed by rules made under section 16; (Added 46 of 1977 s. 4)