Customs Ordinance Interpretation Act 1882 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SEXTO

VICTORIA, R

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No. IX.

kN ACT to amend " The Customs Ordinance,

1860."

[ Assented to, 21st September, 1882. ]

HEREAS it is expedient to amend "The Customs Ordinance,

respecting the collection of Duties of Customs on goods, wares, andW1860," and to remove doubts which have been raised

merchandise liable thereto, brought into the Colony otherwise than by sea: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—

I.. WHENEVER by any Act or Ordinance now in force or

hereafter to be passed, duties of Customs are or shall be imposed on Duties to apply to goods	tm	y pso	Poe ra ted by land as well	as
the importation of goods, wares, or merchandise into the Colony, such imposition of duties shall be held to apply to goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the Colony by land as well as by sea.

46° VICTORTIE, No. 9.

CUMOMS Ordinance interpretation Act.

2.     IF any goods liable to the payment of duties shall be im-

Goods imported by land	ported into the Colony by land, Customs or other duties not being
without payment of duty
and prohibited goods to be	first paid or secured, or if any prohibited goods whatsoever shall lit,
forfeited, together with ani-	imported by land into any part of the Colony, then and in such ease
mals, no., used in. removal.	all such goods as aforesaid shall be forfeited, together with all horses and other animals and all carriages and other things made use of in the removal of such goods.

EVERY person who shall import into the Colony by land, or be aiding, assisting, or otherwise concerned in the importing into the Colony by hind, goods, the duties for which have not been paid or secured to be paid, or who shall knowingly harbour, keep, or conceal, or shall knowingly permit or suffer to be harboured, kept, or concealed, any goods which shall have been illegally imported into the Colony by land without payment of duties, shall forfeit either treble the value thereof, or a penalty not exceeding One hundred pounds, at the election of the Collector or other principal officer of Customs.

3.

Penalty for fraudulently im-

porting or concealing goods.

4.     ALL laws now or hereafter to be in force relating to duties

Laws in force to apply to

goods imported by land as

of Customs shall extend and apply so far as they can be applied, to

well as by sea.

all goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the Colony by land

as well as by sea.

5.     THIS Act shall be read, construed, and enforced in all

Incorporation of Act with respects as though it were incorporated with and formed part of	" The Customs Ordinance,
1860." " The Customs Ordinance, 1860."

6.     THIS Act may be cited. as " The Customs Ordinance Inter-

Short Title. pretation Act, 1882."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

By Authority : PaeliARD PETRI.; Government Printer, Perth.