Customs Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part VIII · Warehousing
64. Licensing of inland clearance depot
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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The Controller may, on payment of the prescribed fee, grant a licence to operate an inland clearance depot to any person, in this section referred to as the licensee, and when granted, may suspend or withdraw such licence.
Controller
"Controller" means the Controller of Customs and Excise appointed under subsection (1) of section 3, and includes the Deputy Controller of Customs and Excise;
Any such licence shall be for such period and subject to such conditions as the Controller in each case may specify in the licence.
The licensee shall, for the proper conduct of his business, furnish such security as may be required by the Controller.
If it appears at any time that in any inland clearance depot there is a deficiency in the quantity of dutiable goods which ought to be found therein, the licensee of such inland clearance depot shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to have illegally removed such goods and shall, without prejudice to any proceedings under this Order, be liable to pay to the proper officer of customs the customs duty leviable on the goods found deficient:
inland clearance depot
"inland clearance depot" means a common user inland facility equipped with fixed installations and offering services for handling and temporary storage of any kind of goods carried by land and placed under customs control under section 64;
Provided that if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Controller that such deficiency has been caused by any leakage, breakage or other unavoidable accident, the Controller may remit the whole or any part of the customs duty leviable on the goods found deficient.
customs duty
"customs duty" means any import duty, export duty, surtax, surcharge or cess imposed by or under this Order;
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2"Controller" means the Controller of Customs and Excise appointed under subsection (1) of section 3, and includes the Deputy Controller of Customs and Excise;
customs duty
Defined · s 2"customs duty" means any import duty, export duty, surtax, surcharge or cess imposed by or under this Order;
goods
Defined · s 2"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
inland clearance depot
Defined · s 2"inland clearance depot" means a common user inland facility equipped with fixed installations and offering services for handling and temporary storage of any kind of goods carried by land and placed under customs control under section 64;
officer of customs
Defined · s 2"officer of customs" means- (a) the Controller; (b) any Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise appointed under section 3; and (c) the persons authorised by section 5 to exercise the powers of senior officers of customs or of officers of customs and any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as an officer of customs;
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