Article 5 Amendment of article 15 (offences)

In article 15 (offences)–

(a)

for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) substitute–

“(a)

subject to paragraph (1A), contravenes or fails to comply with article 3, 4, 5(1), 6, 7(1) or (3), 8(1) or 11(1);”; and

(b)

after paragraph (1), insert–

“(1A)

Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply where an article of any description is landed in Scotland in contravention of a prohibition in this Order^f1.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Sections 49 and 50 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) provide respectively for forfeiture of goods improperly imported and penalties for improper importation of goods.