# The Customs Duty (Personal Reliefs) (Amendment) Order 1991 S.I. 1991/1286 · made 31 May 1991 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. Made under: Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 ## Introductory text 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 1979 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf,hereby make the following Order: ## 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 1968 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1286 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duty-personal-reliefs-amendment-order-1991 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.