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The Northern Ireland (Prescribed Area) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/1820 · Made 21 July 1992

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Made 21st July 1992

Laid before Parliament 29th July 1992

Coming into force 31st August 1992

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1979 c. 2; section 1(1) defines “the Commissioners ” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise; the power to make these Regulations is conferred under the definition of “prescribed area ”.

Contents

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

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Prescribed Area) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 31st August 1992.

2

In Regulation 2 of the Northern Ireland (Prescribed Area) Regulations 1987f1 for the words “twenty miles ” there shall be substituted the words “32.18 kilometres”.

Signature

Alexander W. Russell

Commissioner of Customs and Excise

New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ

21st July 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations delineate the area in Northern Ireland adjoining the land boundary and referred to in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 as the “prescribed area ”. Within this area the Act provides control powers to assist in counteracting import and export smuggling.

This change is made in order to comply with Council Directive 80/181/EEC (OJ No. L39, 15.2.80, p.40) as amended by Council Directive 89/617/EEC (OJ No. L357, 7.12.89, p.28), which requires Member States to replace references in legislation to most imperial measurements by metric counterparts.