S.I. No. 207/1992:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CUSTOMS) REGULATIONS, 1992.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CUSTOMS) REGULATIONS, 1992.

I, BERTIE AHERN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2503/88 of 25 July, 1988¹, Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2504/88 of 25 July, 1988², Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2561/90 of 30 July, 1990³, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2562/90 of 30 July, 1990⁴, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2485/91 of 29 July, 1991⁵ hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Customs) Regulations, 1992.

2. Section 5 of the Customs Free Airport Act, 1947 (No. 5 of 1947), is herby amended by the deletion in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of subparagraph (i).

3. Section 11 of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1958 (No. 28 of 1958) (as amended by Regulation 13 of the European Communities (Customs) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 334 of 1972 )) is hereby repealed.

4. The European Communities (Customs) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No 334 of 1972 ), are hereby amended by the deletion in Regulation 14 of paragraphs (3), (4) and (5).

5. The Free Ports Act, 1986 (No. 6 of 1986), is hereby amended--

( a ) in section 1, by the deletion of the definition of "usual forms of handling", and

¹OJ No. L.225, 15.8.1988, p.1.

²OJ No. L.225, 15.8,1988, p.8.

³OJ No. L.246, 10.9.1990, p.1.

⁴OJ No. L.246, 10.9.1990, p.33.

⁵OJ No. L.228, 17.8.1991, p.34.

( b ) by the substitution of the following section for section 10:

"10. (1) A person shall not contravene Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2504/88 of 25 July, 1988 or Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2562/90 of 30 July, 1990, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2485/91 of 29 July, 1991.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence against the Customs Acts and shall be liable on summary conviction to a customs penalty not exceeding £1,000.

(3) Any goods in respect of which a contravention of this section has taken place shall be liable to forfeiture under the Customs Acts whether such goods are in the possession of the offender or some other person.".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of July, 1992.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend national legislation to take account of EC Regulations on Free Zones and Warhousing.