South Africa Act or statute

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Customs Control Act, 2014

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procedurevoluntary disclosure reliefvoyage provisioningwarehouse classificationwarehouse closurewarehouse compliancewarehouse goodswarehouse goods handlingwarehouse logisticswarehouse notificationswarehouse operationswarehouse procedurewarehouse procedureswarehouse recordkeepingwarehouse recordswarehouse removalwarehouse storagewarehouse storage procedurewarehouse transferwarehouse transitwarehouse transit compliancewarehouse transit procedurewarehousingwarehousing procedurewarningswastewaste handlingwaste/wreck goodswebsite publicationwithdrawalwithdrawal of clearance documentswithholding goodsworking hourswreck handlingwritten agreementswritten reasons

Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 3,282 provisions
Citation: Act 31 of 2014
Dates: updated 23 Jul 2014

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“This section is titled “Designation of customs officers.””

This section is titled “Designation of customs officers.” Section heading: general requirements for performing enforcement functions. This section is about agreements to help administer the Act and tax levying Acts. This section appears to list headings for definitions, timing of import/export and arrival/departure, application of the Act, administration, and customs powers and duties, but the provided text does not include the substantive rules. This section is about the designation of customs officers.

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