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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

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You need to know about some changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996. These changes affect sections 139 to 141 of the Act. Some rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 now apply to these sections. You can find more information about the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 on the New Zealand legislation website. The changes say what rules do and do not apply to certain goods. These goods are forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996. Some parts of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to these goods. These parts include sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4. You can read the full details of the changes to sections 139 to 141 on the New Zealand legislation website.

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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).