If you deliberately do not follow a rule made under section 207 or 208, you can commit an offence. You must comply with these rules, or you might get in trouble. The rules are made to help keep everyone safe.
If you break this rule, you can be fined up to $5,000 when you are found guilty. This fine is a penalty for not following the rules. You will have to pay this fine if you are convicted.
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208: Cases requiring investigation for public health or law enforcement purposes, or
"When Customs officers think you might be sick or have broken the law, they can ask you to stay and answer questions."
210: Search of persons, or
"Customs officers can search you in certain situations to check for hidden or forbidden goods"
A person commits an offence if the person wilfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed on that person by or under section 207 or 208.
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
