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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft - Departure of craft

35: Craft may not depart without certificate of clearance, etc

You could also call this:

"Boats must have a clearance certificate before leaving New Zealand for another country."

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If you are in charge of a boat, you must not let it leave a Customs place in New Zealand to go to another country without a certificate of clearance from the chief executive, unless they say it is okay. You can get this certificate under section 37. If your boat has arrived in New Zealand, you must not let it leave without permission from Customs.

You might get permission from Customs if you show them the documents they need or meet other conditions they think are necessary. The chief executive gets to decide what those conditions are.

There might be some exceptions to this rule, which could be written in regulations.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft: Departure of craft

35Craft may not depart without certificate of clearance, etc

  1. The person in charge of a craft must not cause or allow the craft to depart from a Customs place for a point outside New Zealand without a certificate of clearance granted under section 37, unless otherwise approved by the chief executive.

  2. The person in charge of a craft that has arrived in New Zealand must not cause or allow the craft to depart from any place in New Zealand (whether or not its destination is a point outside New Zealand) without the permission of Customs.

  3. A permission under subsection (2) may be given subject to—

  4. the production of any documents required by the chief executive; or
    1. any other conditions that the chief executive considers appropriate.

      1. Regulations may prescribe exemptions from subsection (2).

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