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Biosecurity Act 1993

Preliminary

7F: Duty to use JBMS to supply border information to Ministry

You could also call this:

"Tell the Ministry about borders using their approved system"

If you need to give the Ministry some information about borders, you must do it in certain ways. You can use a JBMS, which is a system that helps with border management, as defined in section 302(4) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018. The Ministry or another approved person will tell you what a JBMS is and how to use it.

If you cannot use a JBMS, you can use another way that is approved by the Director-General or the chief executive of the department in charge of the Act. They must approve this other way in writing, and it can be for a specific case or for all cases. You can find out what border information is by looking at section 41A(1).

You must follow the rules set by the Act, which can be this Act or another Act that is specified by regulations under section 165A. The Director-General or the chief executive will help you understand what you need to do to give the Ministry the required border information.

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"Give border information using JBMS in the right way, as approved by the Ministry."

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Part 1Preliminary

7FDuty to use JBMS to supply border information to Ministry

  1. This section applies to a requirement by or under an Act to supply to the Ministry any border information (as defined in section 41A(1)) if the Act is—

  2. this Act; or
    1. an Act that is specified by regulations under section 165A to be an Act for the purposes of the definition of Ministry-related border management function in section 41A(1).

      1. After the commencement of this section, the only ways in which a person can comply with the requirement are—

      2. by using a JBMS (which, in this section, has the meaning given in section 302(4) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018); or
        1. by using another means for the time being generally or specifically approved in writing by—
          1. the Director-General (as defined in section 2(1)), if the Act is this Act; or
            1. the chief executive of the department of State for the time being responsible for the Act's administration, if the Act is an Act that is specified by regulations under section 165A to be an Act for the purposes of the definition of Ministry-related border management function in section 41A(1).

            Notes
            • Section 7F: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Biosecurity (Border Processing—Trade Single Window) Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 11).
            • Section 7F(2)(a): amended, on , by section 443(3) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 (2018 No 4).