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The East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004
East African Community Customs Management
2009-03-10
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
This Act may be cited as the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004.
This Act shall apply to the Partner States.
This Act shall commence on the date to be appointed by the Council.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"agent" in relation to an aircraft, vehicle or vessel, includes any person who notifies the proper officer in writing that he or she intends to act as the agent and who, or on whose behalf any person authorised by him or her, signs any document required or authorised by this Act to be signed by an agent.
Provided that the owner of any arcraft, vehicle or vessel, if resident or represented in a Partner State, shall either himself or herself or through his or her representative be deemed to be the agent for all the purposes of this Act if no such agent is appointed;
"approved place of loading" and "approved place of unloading mean any quay, jetty, wharf, or other place, including any part of a Customs airport, appointed by the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette to be a place where goods may be loaded or unloaded;
"boarding station" means any place appointed by the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette to be a place for aircraft or vessels arriving at or departing from any port or place to bring to for the boarding by or the disembarkation of officers;
This Act may be cited as the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004.
This Act shall apply to the Partner States.
This Act shall commence on the date to be appointed by the Council.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"agent" in relation to an aircraft, vehicle or vessel, includes any person who notifies the proper officer in writing that he or she intends to act as the agent and who, or on whose behalf any person authorised by him or her, signs any document required or authorised by this Act to be signed by an agent.
Provided that the owner of any arcraft, vehicle or vessel, if resident or represented in a Partner State, shall either himself or herself or through his or her representative be deemed to be the agent for all the purposes of this Act if no such agent is appointed;
"approved place of loading" and "approved place of unloading mean any quay, jetty, wharf, or other place, including any part of a Customs airport, appointed by the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette to be a place where goods may be loaded or unloaded;
"boarding station" means any place appointed by the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette to be a place for aircraft or vessels arriving at or departing from any port or place to bring to for the boarding by or the disembarkation of officers;