Customs and Excise
(Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 2013
A LAW to amend further the Customs
and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999.
Adopted by the
States 11th September 2013
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 7th November 2013
Registered by the
Royal Court 15th
November 2013
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law “principal Law” means the Customs and Excise
(Jersey) Law 1999[1].
2 Article 37C
amended
In Article 37C(4) of the principal Law the words “a Jurat
of the Royal Court or” shall be deleted.
3 Article 53
substituted
For Article 53(2) there shall be substituted the following
paragraph –
“(2) A person to be searched in
pursuance of this Article may require to be taken before a superior of the
officer who shall consider the grounds for suspicion and direct accordingly
whether or not the search is to take place.”.
4 Article 65
amended
In Article 65 after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted
the following paragraphs –
“(1A) Where the Agent of the Impôts considers
that a person has committed an offence under this Law in relation to excise
duties, the Agent may, instead of referring the matter to a Centenier with a
view to such person being prosecuted for that offence, accept such sum by way
of a penalty, not exceeding 3 times the level of duty payable, as the
Agent of the Impôts considers appropriate.
(1B) When the Agent of the Impôts accepts a penalty
under paragraph (1) or (1A), the Agent shall notify the Attorney General.”.
5 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Customs and Excise (Amendment No. 7)
(Jersey) Law 2013 and shall come into force 7 days after it is
registered.
a.h. harris
Deputy Greffier of the States