Customs Act 1897 (SA)

ANNO SEXAGESIR10 ET SEXAGESIMO PRIM0

VICTORIB REGINZ.

A. D. 1897.

No. 687.

An Act relating to the Landing of Cargo and to the

Interpretation of " The Customs Act, 1864."

[Assented to, December n t h, 1897.1

it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

BE the Parliament of South Australia., as follows:

1, This Act may be cited as " 'l'he Customs Act Amendment Shorttitleand

Act, 1897," and shall be incorporated with a The Customs Act, incO~rat iOnn.

l864 " (hereinafter called the principal Act), and the Acts incorporated

therewith.

the Collector.

2, Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Permiesion charge cargo to beforu h-

principal Act, i t shall be lawful for the Collector to grant permission ,ntT.

to the owner, master, or agent of any ship previously to the report

thereof or the entry of her cargo, or any part thereof, to discharge

and land her cargo; but a11 cargo discharged under any such per-

mission, whether dutiable or not, shall be placed by and at the

expense of the owner, master, or agent of the ship (witbout preju-

dice to any sight the owner, master, or agent may have by contract

or otherwise to recover such expense from the respective owners, importers, or consignees of such goods) under the charge of the agent of the ship or of a wharfinger or a bonded store or bonded shed proprietor appointed by the owner, master, or agent of the ship, and approved of by the Collector; and no part of such cargo shall be delivered by the person so having charge thereof until due entry for the same shall have been passed and warrant granted by

2 60" & 61" VICTOKIE, No. 687.

The Oustoms Act Amendment Act.-1 897.

Goods to be deemed 3. All goodb. landed under the preceding section shall, until

on board ship.	entry be made a d warrant, granted for the r&noval of the same, be deemed to be still on h a r d the importing ship, and all laws relating to Customs and the provisions of the principal Act shall apply to such goochin the same manner as though such goods were on board
the i r n p o r b i ~ ship.

Penalty for delivering 4,

If the agent of the ship, or wharfinger, or bonded store or bonded shed proprietor, having charge of

goods without	any goods landed u n d e ~	section 2
warrant.

hereof, shall deliver such goods, or any portion thereof, to any person, or shall suffer or permit the removal of such goods, or any portion thereof, from out of his custody or charge witho1l.t the warrant or authority of the Collector, he shall forfeit treble the value of the goods or the sum of One Hundred Pounds, at the election of the Collector; and the goods shdl be forfeited, together with any goods

which shall be found packed with them.

Division the Twelfth 5, The* provisions o$ Division the Twelfth of the p~liwipql Act

of principal Act.

are and have always been applicable to goods imported or brought

into South Australia by land.

Interpretation.

6. " Bonded Store " or " Bonded Shed Proprietor " shall mean owners of premises annually licensed by the Treasurer to take charge of g o d s in pursuance to sections 2,3, and 4 of this amending

act.

Suspending clanse. 7.

This Act shall come into operation f r m and dter the publica-

tion of a Proclamation in the Gsverzn?emt Gaze& appointing a day

for that purpose.

In the na.me and on behalf of Her Majesty, 1 hereby assent to

this Bill.

T. F. BUXTON, Governor.

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Adelnide : By authority, C. E. Ba~slrow,