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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Customs Regulations – Sections 23, 33, 50, 52 and 141 (Statutory Instrument 36/1968)

Statutory Instrument 36/1968 .. in force 1 January 1969

Amended by S.I. 22/1969 .. in force 26 July 1969

Amended by S.I. 36/1969 .. in force 29 November 1969

Amended by S.I. 11/1970 .. in force 25 April 1970

Amended by S.I. 26/1981 .. in force 4 July 1981

Amended by S.I. 77/1983 .. in force 17 December 1983

Amended by S.I. 19/1984 .. in force 21 April 1984

Amended by S.I. 51/1992 .. in force 1 October 1992

Amended by S.I. 25/1993 .. in force 22 May 1993

Amended by S.I. 30/1995 .. in force 6 May 1995

Amended by S.I. 75/1995 .. in force 2 December 1995

Amended by S.I. 29/1998 .. in force 18 April 1998

Amended by S.I. 77/1999 .. in force 1 July 1999

Amended by S.I. 98/2000 .. in force 15 April 2000

Amended by S.I. 241/2000 .. in force 16 December 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1.Citation
2.Interpretation

PART 2
FORMS

3.Printing of forms
4.Completion of forms
5.Forms to be legibly completed and corrections initialled
6.Officer may refuse forms
7.Fractions of a cent to be disregarded
8.Specimen forms

PART 3
ARRIVAL OF AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS

9.Forms to be presented to boarding officer
10.Boarding of ship required to report before bulk is broken
11.List of high duty, prohibited and restricted goods to be supplied by master
12.Sealing of surplus stores
13.Assistance to boarding officers
14.Report of ship
15.Report of aircraft
16.Interim report for ships other than steamship
17.Aircraft and ships in ballast
18.How cargo to be reported
19.Report of cargo of ships other than steamships
20.Cargo “in transit”
21.Cargo over-carried and returned
22.Particulars to be given in report
23.Statement of intention to discharge alongside quay
24.Amendment of report
25.Loading licence
26.Permit to proceed to another port to discharge
27.Copy of report of cargo to be discharged coastwise to be submitted with application
28.Coasting cargo book
29.Permission to load prior to discharge
30.Aircraft or ship proceeding coastwise to discharge

PART 4
ENTRY, UNLOADING AND DELIVERY OF CARGO

31.Particulars to be shown on entries
32.Number of packages to be stated
33.Alternative rates and duties
34.Certified entries
35.Import entries
36.Entry for goods
37.All books, documents, etc. to be produced
38.Nothing to affect powers under the law
39.Goods not insured
40.Transhipment shipping bill and bond
41.Bills of sight
42.Goods delivered before payment of duty in special circumstances
43.Bonds to guarantee payment of duty
44.Permit to remove goods prior to entry
45.Permission to unload
46.Bad order list
47.Landing account manifest of goods actually landed
48.Subsequent amendments
49.Delivery to be authorised
50.Discharge and landing of goods
51.No other small craft to go alongside loaded small craft
52.Permit to discharge into a small craft for landing coastwise
53.Conditions and requirements of carriage coastwise
54.Landing certificate
55.Permit to reload goods landed in error
56.Apparatus for taking account of certain goods
57.Repacking of slack bags, etc
58.Leaking packages
59.Packing goods in bulk
60.Dangerous goods to be immediately secured after examination
61.Examination at private premises
62.Goods not exported after delivery
63.Damage certificate claim for abatement of duty
64.Refunds due to loss or destruction
65.Refunds of duty overpaid

PART 5
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS SAMPLES

66.Duty to be secured and conditions observed

PART 6
PASSENGERS, PASSENGERS' ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND STORES

67.Permission to discharge passengers' accompanied baggage
68.Persons disembarking to proceed to baggage room
69.Preceeding regulations to apply to persons going on board
70.Unauthorised landing of articles
71.Baggage, etc to be delivered to officers on landing
72.Examination and clearance of baggage
73.Baggage to be passed before removal
74.Period in which baggage is to be cleared
75.Duty free allowances to passengers
76.Quantities of spirits, wines and tobacco passengers may import in baggage
77.Firearms of passengers
78.Who may enter baggage room
79.Comptroller may enclose and restrict use of any place
80.Landing of surplus stores
81.Death of livestock on board ship
82.Permit to ship stores
83.Dutiable stores to be produced

PART 7
LOADING, ENTRY OUTWARDS, LOADING LICENCE AND CLEARANCE OF SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT

84.Entry outwards and certificates of rummage
85.Loading licence
86.Content of ships
87.Content of aircraft
88.Particulars required by contents
89.Totals of certain goods to be shown
90.Clearance

PART 8
EXPORTATION OF GOODS

91.Forms for exportation
92.Bonds
93.Conditions constituting export
94.Permit to re-land goods shipped for exportation or use as stores
95.Goods short shipped to be re-entered for exportation

PART 9
WAREHOUSING

96.Warehouse charges
97.Charges for part time officer in a private warehouse, charges for whole-time officer in a private warehouse
98.Warehouse to be locked by 2 locks
99.Warehouse-keeper to provide facilities
100.Warehouse to be kept clean
101.Contents of private warehouse to be checked
102.Goods other than warehoused goods not to be deposited in warehouse
103.Goods which may not be warehoused
104.Warehoused goods to be properly packaged
105.Removal of goods for warehousing, examination of goods on receipt into warehouse
106.Hours of receipt of goods in warehouse
107.How goods for warehouse may be conveyed
108.Payment of duty on imported liquids used for blending with local spirits
109.Transfer of warehoused goods
110.Entry ex-warehouse
111.Goods entered for export
112.Forms required in removal of warehoused goods
113.Conditions of removal
114.Bond for exportation of warehoused goods
115.Bonds to guarantee payment of rent etc
116.Bond to secure duty on goods warehoused in a private warehouse or customs area
117.Repacking of warehoused goods
118.Comptroller may refuse or impose conditions for warehouse operations
119.Conditions for repacking
120.Rent, etc. to be paid before repacking is permitted
121.Account of goods on repacking, breakage and shortage allowance

PART 10
AUCTION SALES

122.Auctioneer's bond
123.Conditions of sales by auction
124.Auctioneer to certify sale record
125.Delivery of goods sold at auction
126.Auctioneer's account
127.Owner may receive net proceeds of sale

PART 11
DRAWBACK

128.Refund according to actual quantities
129.Goods to be produced for examination
130.Goods to be identical
131.Goods to be conveyed direct
132.No drawback payable on goods of which value has depreciated
133.Samples for testing
134.Goods to be borne on content of exporting aircraft or ship
135.General conditions and exceptions

PART 12
WORKING DAYS AND HOURS

136.Working days and hours
137.Rates of overtime fees
138.Part charging
139.Application for overtime services
140.Charges for special services outside the customs area

PART 13
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION BY POST

141.Meaning of certain words
142.Authorised postal packets
143.Declaration of contents
144.Postal packets to be produced to Customs officer for examination
145.Officer of the Post Office deemed to be the agent of the importer or exporter
146.Modification of provisions governing entry
147.When postal packets deemed to be dealt with contrary to the customs laws
148.Undelivered postal packets

PART 14
MISCELLANEOUS

149.Definition
150.Fees for equipment
151.Possession of unlawful spirits

PART 15
MISCELLANEOUS

152.Bonds to be recorded on custom documents
153.Fire hazards
154.Hours for receiving money at Customs House
155.Applications to be addressed to Comptroller
156.Discretionary powers of Comptroller
157.Suspension of operation of regulations
Schedule 1
Schedule 2

Commencement [1 January 1969]