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Customs and Excise Act 2018

2: Commencement

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When the Customs and Excise Act 2018 gets Royal assent, some parts of it start immediately. You can find these parts in Schedule 3, such as clauses 16 and 26, and Part 5. These parts come into force on the day after the Royal assent date.

Some other parts of the Act start six months after the Royal assent date. These include sections 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 138, and 139. But the Governor-General can decide to start them earlier by making an Order in Council.

Subpart 3 of Part 5 starts at different times depending on what it is about. For entries under section 89, it starts six months after Royal assent or on an earlier date set by the Governor-General. For other entries, it starts on a specified date.

The rest of the Act starts on a specified date, which is usually a year after Royal assent. But the Governor-General can choose an earlier date by making an Order in Council. You can learn more about Orders in Council in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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2Commencement

  1. The following provisions of Schedule 3 come into force on the day after the date of Royal assent:

  2. clauses 16 and 26(1) to (3):
    1. Part 5.

      1. Sections 113(3)(a), 114(6)(a), 115(5)(a), 116(6)(a), 117(3)(a), 138(6)(a), and 139(6)(a) come into force on—

      2. the date that immediately follows the specified 6-month period; or
        1. an earlier date specified by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

          1. Subpart 3 of Part 5 comes into force as follows:

          2. in relation to entries under section 89, on—
            1. the date that immediately follows the specified 6-month period; or
              1. an earlier date specified by the Governor-General by Order in Council:
              2. in relation to all other entries, on the specified date.

                1. The rest of this Act comes into force on the specified date.

                2. In this section,—

                  entries is to be read in accordance with the definition of entry in section 284

                    specified 6-month period means the 6-month period that starts with the specified date

                      specified date means—

                      1. the date that immediately follows the 12-month period that starts with the date of Royal assent; or
                        1. an earlier date specified by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

                        2. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                        Notes
                        • Section 2(2): sections 113(3)(a), 114(6)(a), 115(5)(a), 116(6)(a), 117(3)(a), 138(6)(a), and 139(6)(a) brought into force, on , by clause 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018 (LI 2018/148).
                        • Section 2(3): subpart 3 of Part 5 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018 (LI 2018/148).
                        • Section 2(4): the rest of this Act brought into force, on , by clause 2(2) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018 (LI 2018/148).
                        • Section 2(6): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).