Customs Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part XI · Miscellaneous
96. (1)
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An officer of customs may at all reasonable times enter any premises or place where business records are kept pursuant to section 94 and audit or examine those records either in relation to specific transactions or to the adequacy and integrity of the manual or electronic system or systems by which such records are created and stored.
officer of customs
"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;
For the purposes of subsection ( 1), an officer of customs shall, subject to section 105, have full and free access to all lands, buildings and places and to all books, records and documents, whether in the custody or under the control of the importer or exporter, or any other persons, for the purpose of inspecting any book, record and document and any property, process or matter that he considers-
importer
"importer" means any person by or for whom goods are imported; and includes the consignee of goods and any person who is or becomes the owner of, or entitled to the possession of, or beneficially interested in any goods on or at any time after importation thereof and before such goods have ceased to be subject to customs control;
(a} necessary or relevant for the purpose of collecting any duty under this Order or for the purpose of carrying out any other provision of this
Order; or
(bJ likely to provide any information otherwise required for the purposes of this Order or any of those functions.
The officer of customs may, without fee or reward, make copies from or take extracts from copies of any such book, record or document.
Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) and subject to section 106, an officer of customs shall not enter any dwelling house except with the consent of an occupier or the owner thereof or pursuant to a warrant issued under section 104.
Persons to give information or produce documents.
Terms defined in s 2
importer
Defined · s 2"importer" means any person by or for whom goods are imported; and includes the consignee of goods and any person who is or becomes the owner of, or entitled to the possession of, or beneficially interested in any goods on or at any time after importation thereof and before such goods have ceased to be subject to customs control;
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;