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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

221: Amendments to sections 139 to 141 of Customs and Excise Act 1996

You could also call this:

"Changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to make some rules clearer and easier to follow"

The law is changing some parts of the Customs and Excise Act 1996. You need to know that these changes affect how some rules work. The changes are about how the law applies to certain situations.

Some rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 will now apply to certain situations. You can find these rules in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, but not in subpart 3. These rules will help with the power to do certain things.

There are some exceptions to these rules, though. You should look at sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 to see what they are. These exceptions are about goods that have been forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of this Act.

The law is also changing some specific parts of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, like section 140(2) and section 141. You can find the new versions of these parts by looking at the changes to the law. The changes will help make the law clearer and easier to follow.

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Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

221Amendments to sections 139 to 141 of Customs and Excise Act 1996

  1. Section 139 is amended by adding the following subsections:

  2. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subpart 3) apply in respect of the power conferred by subsection (1)(d).

  3. Despite subsection (5), sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to any goods forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of this Act.

  4. Section 140(2) is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting subsection (1)(a) to (c).

  5. Section 140 is amended by adding the following subsections:

  6. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subpart 3) apply in respect of the power conferred by subsection (1)(d).

  7. Despite subsection (3), sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to any goods forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of this Act.

  8. Section 141 is amended by omitting section 139 or section 140 and substituting section 139(1)(a) to (c) or 140(1)(a) to (c).