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The Customs Duty (Personal Reliefs) (Amendment) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1286 · Made 31 May 1991

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Made 31st May 1991

Laid before the House of Commons 10th June 1991

Coming into force 1st July 1991

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise in exercise of the powersconferred on them by section 13 of the Customs and Excise Duties(General Reliefs) Act 1979f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf,hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1979 c. 3; section 13 was amended by the Finance Act 1984(c.43), section 15; section 18 applies the definition of“the Commissioners” in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(c.2).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Customs Duty (Personal Reliefs)(Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st July 1991.

2

In paragraph (a)(4) of Schedule 1 to the Customs Duty (PersonalReliefs) (No. 1) Order 1968f1 for“£265” there shall be substituted“£420”.

Signature

Alexander W. Russell

Commissioner of Customs and Excise

New King’s Beam House,

22 Upper Ground,

London SE1 9PJ

31st May 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

With effect from 1st July 1991, this Order increases the allowancefor goods other than alcohol, tobacco etc. obtained by travellers, dutyand tax-paid in the EEC, from £265 to £420.

The Order puts into effect the provisions of Council Directive91/191/EEC (OJ No. L94, 16.4.91, p.24) which increases the travellers'allowance for goods other than alcohol, tobacco etc. obtained duty andtax-paid in the EEC by amending Council Directive 69/169/EEC (OJ No.L133, 4.6.69, p.6. (OJ/SE (I) p.232)) in which the basic structure oftravellers' allowances is set out.