Customs and Excise Amendment Act 45 of 1995

The Customs and Excise Amendment Act 45 of 1995 intends:

• to amend the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, so as
• to provide that the Commissioner may conclude certain agreements;
• to delete the power to publish the names of certain offenders;
• to extend the powers of Controllers;
• to delete certain limitations of the jurisdiction of courts;
• to further regulate the report of arrival or departure of ships and aircraft;
• to further regulate sealing of goods on board ships or aircraft;
• to further regulate the landing of unentered goods;
• to delete references to permission to land or load goods;
• to further regulate the importation and exportation of goods overland;
• to extend the power of the Commissioner to make rules and to revoke certain powers of the Minister to make regulations;
• to further regulate the importation or exportation of goods by post;
• to provide for the loading and discharge of goods carried coastwise;
• to further regulate the removal of goods in bond, and to provide for sorting and repacking of goods in transit;
• to prescribe the periods which goods may be retained in customs and excise warehouses;
• to provide for the collection of duties on certain beer on the alcoholic strength thereof;
• to further regulate the exemption of certain goods which are subject to excise duty; 
• to further regulate particulars on invoices;
• to extend the applicability of the provisions regarding origin of goods;
• to delete the power to detain certain goods;
• to repeal the Minister's power to amend Schedules under certain circumstances;
• to further regulate licensing, and to provide for licensing regarding wrecks;
• to provide for the conversion of currency for purposes of calculation of prices paid or payable;
• to delete the power to refund fuel levy to certain users of distillate fuel and to administrations of other territories;
• to further regulate refunds of fuel levy;
• to delete the power of the Minister of Trade and Industry to issue permits with retrospective effect under certain circumstances;
• to further regulate an offence in respect of beer of higher alcoholic strength than indicated on container;
• to further regulate the release of goods detained for the purpose of other laws;
• to empower the Commissioner to make rules relating to security;
• to amend Schedule No. 1 to the said Act;
• to provide for the continuation of certain amendments of Schedules Nos. 1 to 6 to the said Act; and
• to effect certain textual alterations; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

• 22 September 1995 excluding Sections 1, 4 to 9, 11 to 19, 21 to 26, 28 to 33, 35, 36, 43, 45 to 47, 49 to 55, 57 to 58, 62 to 64, 66, 69 to 71 and 73
• 1 January 1996, Sections 1, 4 to 9, 11 to 19, 21 to 24, 26, 28 to 33, 35, 36, 43, 45 to 47, 49 to 55, 58, 62 to 64, 66, 69 to 71 and 73
• 1 March 1996, Sections 25 and 57