# Post Office Act 1953 (repealed), Section 16: Application of customs Acts to postal packets.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the enactments for the time being in force relating to customs or excise shall apply in relation to goods contained in postal packets to which this section applies brought into or sent out of the United Kingdom by post from or to any place outside the United Kingdom as they apply in relation to goods otherwise imported, exported or removed into or out of the United Kingdom from or to any such place.
(2) The Treasury, on the recommendation of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise and the Secretary of State, may by statutory instrument make regulations—
(a) for specifying the postal packets to which this section applies;
(b) for making modifications or exceptions in the application of the said enactments to such packets;
(c) for enabling persons engaged in the business of the Post Office to perform for the purposes of the said enactments and otherwise all or any of the duties of the importer, exporter or person removing the goods;
(d) for carrying into effect any arrangement with the government or postal administration of any other country with respect to foreign postal packets;
(e) for securing the observance of the said enactments and, without prejudice to any liability of any person under those enactments, for punishing any contravention of the regulations;
and different regulations may be made for foreign and inland postal packets respectively.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-16
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