Regulation 13 Identity checks

The Northern Ireland competent authority must, notwithstanding paragraph (2), check that the number on the seal on each consignment of specified retail goods moving into Northern Ireland under the Scheme corresponds with the number on the seal on the consignment at the point when the consignment left Great Britain.

From the date specified in the first column of the table below, the Northern Ireland competent authority must carry out an identity check by breaking the seal on at least the percentage of consignments of specified retail goods moving into Northern Ireland under the Scheme specified in relation to that date in the second column of that table.

Any consignment in respect of which a seal is broken by virtue of paragraph (2) must be resealed by the Northern Ireland competent authority after the check is carried out.

The seal on the consignment which is resealed by virtue of paragraph (3) must be given a new seal number.