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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Preliminary provisions - Definitions, application, and transitional provision

8: Application of Act to foreign Government ships

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"How this law applies to foreign government ships and aircraft"

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This Act does not limit the special rights of certain foreign ships and aircraft. You need to know that these include foreign warships, other foreign governmental ships that are not used for business, and foreign military aircraft. The crew members of these ships and aircraft also have these special rights, which are explained in more detail in the related legislation.

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Definitions, application, and transitional provision

8Application of Act to foreign Government ships

  1. Nothing in this Act or in any enactment made under this Act limits the immunities of the following:

  2. any foreign warship:
    1. any other foreign governmental ship operated for non-commercial purposes:
      1. any foreign military aircraft:
        1. members of the crew of any ship or aircraft to which paragraphs (a) to (c) apply.

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