Regulation 2 Approval conditionsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

F1Unless regulation 3 applies, a place must meet Items 1 to 4 in relation to Items 5 to 15 in the Schedule before the grant of approved wharf^f1 status.

(2)

A part of, or a place at, a customs and excise airport must meet Items 1 to 4 in relation to Items 5 to 15 in the Schedule (except Item 14) before the grant of examination station^f2 status.

(3)

F2Subject to paragraph (4), a place must meet Items 1 to 4, in relation to Items 5 to 9 and Items 12 to 15 in the Schedule, before the grant of temporary storage facility^f3 status.

F3(4)

Before the Commissioners approve a place as a temporary storage facility that meets the conditions in regulation 2(1A) of the Customs (Temporary Storage Facilities Approval Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 that place must meet Items 1 to 4 in relation to Items 5 to 7, 11(a) and 12 to 15 in the Schedule.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (30.6.2026) by The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/605), regs. 1(1), 6(2)
F2: Words in reg. 2(3) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/628), regs. 1(3), 6(a)
F3: Reg. 2(4) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/628), regs. 1(3), 6(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: Approved wharf is defined in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, section 20A(1) which was a substitution made by S.I. 1991/2724 and amended by S.I. 1993/3014 and S.I. 2011/1043. It will be amended again when the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, Schedule 7, paragraph 10(2) enters force.
f2: Examination stations are defined in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, section 22A(1) which was a substitution made by S.I. 1991/2724 and amended by S.I. 1993/3014 and S.I. 2011/1043. It will be amended again when the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, Schedule 7, paragraph 13(2) enters force.
f3: Temporary storage facilities (transit sheds) are defined in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, section 25A(1) which was a substitution made by S.I. 1991/2724 and amended by S.I. 1993/3014 and S.I. 2011/1043. It will be amended again when the Taxation (Cross-border) Trade Act 2018, Schedule 7, paragraph 17(2) enters force changing the terminology from “transit shed” to “temporary storage facility”.