Customs Control Act

This provision concerns communicating decisions to suspend or withdraw certificates of accredited client status.

Section 682 is titled “Voordele van akkreditering.”

Rules to facilitate the implementation of this Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under this Chapter.

This section states the purpose of this chapter.

This section indicates that security may be required.

This section concerns persons from whom security may be required.

This section is titled “Tydstip waarop sekuriteit vereis kan word” and does not set out a rule in the provided text.

This section concerns how the amount of security is determined.

Section 690 is titled “Forms of security.”

Section heading: particulars of security.

Section 692 is titled “Aanwending van sekuriteit” (use of security).

Rules to facilitate implementation of this Chapter.

This section states the purpose of the chapter.

Money owed to the Commissioner counts as a debt payable for the credit of the National Revenue Fund.

Recovery of debt.

This section concerns recovery of debt from an agent.

Section 698 is titled “Liability of person managing juristic entity.”

Section 699 is titled “Under-recovery of debt.”

This section is titled “Debt recovered from security” and refers to interest on outstanding amounts.

Section 702 concerns payment of debt in instalments.

Section about persons having accounts with the Commissioner.

Section 704 concerns establishing liens over goods to secure payment of debt.

This section concerns other ways to recover debt.

This section is about rules that facilitate implementation of the Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under this chapter.

This section states the purpose and application of the Chapter on customs access to areas, premises, facilities, vessels, aircraft, trains, railway carriages and vehicles.

This provision is about a power to detain goods.

Section 755 concerns detention of prohibited, restricted, and sectorally controlled goods.

Section 756 is titled “Detention of counterfeit goods.”

This section is titled “Notice of detention.”

This section concerns who may be present when detained goods are inspected.

Section title: Place of detention.

760. Period of detention

This section concerns termination of detention under Part 2 on seizure of goods.

Section 774 is titled “Prohibited goods.”

Section 775 is titled “Clearance of prohibited goods.”

This section is titled “Detention of prohibited goods.”

Section 777 is titled “Certain prohibited goods excluded from detention.”

Section title: Notice of detention.

This section concerns where detained goods may be kept.

Section title: Termination of detention.

This section is about the disposal of detained prohibited goods.

Section title: Disposal of prohibited goods by the customs authority.

This section concerns the power to place goods under detention.

This section concerns the detention of prohibited, restricted, and sector-controlled goods.

This section is about detention of counterfeit goods.

Section 757 is titled “Detensiekennisgewing.”

This section concerns the presence of persons when detained goods are inspected.

Section title: Place of detention.

Section title: period of detention.

This provision is titled “Termination of detention” under Part 2 on seizure of goods.

Section heading for a power to seize goods.

Section heading: notice of attachment.

This section concerns the termination of an attachment.

This provision concerns ending a seizure of goods when the owner applies for it.

This section concerns confiscation of goods.

Withdrawal of confiscation.

This section concerns an application by a previous owner to have confiscation withdrawn.

Section 769 is titled “Disposal of confiscated goods” and appears under Part 4, General.

This section provides rules to facilitate implementation of this Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under this chapter about prohibited, restricted, and sector-controlled goods.

This section is titled “Woordomskrywing” (word definition).

This section states the purpose and application of the chapter on prohibited goods.

Prohibited goods.

This section is titled “Clearance of prohibited goods.”

Section title: detention of prohibited goods.

This section is about certain prohibited goods being excluded from detention.

Section 778 is titled “Detensiekennisgewing”.

This section is about where detention goods may be kept.

This provision is titled “Termination of detention.”

This section concerns how prohibited goods under detention are dealt with.

Section 782 is titled “Disposition of prohibited goods by customs authority.”

This section concerns applications for the detention of suspected counterfeit goods.

This section is titled “Consideration of applications.”

Section 709 concerns access to areas, premises and facilities.

Section 710 concerns the use of force to gain access to areas, premises, or facilities.

This section is titled “Customs access to vessels, aircraft, trains, railway carriages and vehicles.”

Section 712 is titled “Roadblocks for vehicles.”

This section concerns the use of force to gain access to vessels, aircraft, trains, railway carriages, and vehicles.

This section appears to be a heading about searching areas, premises, facilities, vessels, aircraft, trains, railway carriages, or vehicles, and issuing warrants for that part.

This section is titled “Power to seize goods.”

This section is titled “Notice of seizure.”

This section is titled “Termination of seizure.”

Section 765 concerns termination of a seizure when the owner of the goods applies.

783. Restricted goods

Section 784 is titled “Clearance of restricted goods.”

Section 785 is titled “Detention of restricted goods.”

Certain restricted goods are excluded from detention.

This provision is titled “Notice of detention.”

Section heading about where detained goods may be kept.

Section 789 is titled “Termination of detention.”

This section concerns the disposal of detained restricted goods.

This section concerns how the customs authority disposes of restricted goods.

This section concerns stopping or calling on persons.

This section is titled “Searching of persons.”

This section is titled “External bodily searches” and “Internal bodily searches,” and it also refers to warrants for this part and powers of inspection, sampling, investigation, sealing, and inspection of goods.

This section is titled “Confiscation of goods,” but no operative rule text is provided here.

This section concerns withdrawal of confiscation.

This section concerns withdrawal of confiscation when the previous owner applies.

Section 769 is titled “Disposal of confiscated goods.”

Section 792 is titled “Sectorally controlled goods.”

This section concerns the clearance of sectorally controlled goods.

This section is titled “Detention of sectorally controlled goods.”

Certain sectorally controlled goods are excluded from detention.

This section is titled “Notice of detention.”

This section is titled “Place where detained goods may be kept.”

Section 798 is titled “Termination of detention.”

This section is titled about disposing of detained sectorally controlled goods.

Section 723 concerns the production of goods for inspection.

This section is titled “Sampling of goods.”

This section states the purpose of the chapter.

Money owed to the Commissioner is a debt payable for the credit of the National Revenue Fund.

696. Verhaal van skuld

Section heading: liability for agents’ debt.

Section 698 is titled “Liability of a person who manages a legal entity.”

Section 699 is titled “Onderverhaling van skuld” (under-recovery of debt).

Section title about recovering a debt from security.

This section concerns interest on outstanding amounts.

This section concerns payment of a debt in instalments.

This section is headed “Persons who have accounts with the Commissioner.”

This section concerns a lien over goods to secure payment of a debt.

Section title: other ways of recovering debt.

This section is about rules that help implement this Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under this Chapter.

This section states the purpose and application of the Chapter on customs access to areas, premises, facilities, vessels, aircraft, trains, railway wagons, and vehicles.

Section 709 concerns access to areas, premises, and facilities.

Section 710 concerns using violence to gain access to areas, premises, or facilities.

Heading for a provision about customs access to vessels, aircraft, trains, railway wagons, and vehicles.

This section is about vehicle wheel clamps.

Section 713 is titled about using violence to gain access to vessels, aircraft, trains, railway wagons, and vehicles.

Section 714 concerns the searching of areas, premises, facilities, vessels, aircraft, trains, rail wagons, or vehicles.

This section is about issuing warrants for purposes of this Part.

Section heading about stopping the approach of persons.

Section title: Search of persons.

Section heading for external bodily searches; the text also shows the next section heading on internal bodily searches.

This section is about issuing warrants for purposes of this Part.

Section title: goods are to be shown for inspection.

Section title: taking samples of goods.

Section 725 is titled “Carrying out of certain actions in relation to goods and samples by other persons: Inspection of documents.”

This section concerns liability for costs incurred by SARS.

Section heading: Production of documents for inspection.

Section heading only: failure or refusal to produce goods or documents or to answer questions.

731. Unsealed containers, vehicle holding compartments, road tankers and pack- Investigative powers ages

Section 732 is titled “Customs supervision of acts done in relation to goods” and refers to powers of arrest.

This section states that the rules are for helping implement this Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under Chapter 35, which concerns prohibited, restricted, and sectorally controlled goods.

Rules to facilitate implementation of this Chapter.

This heading identifies offences under Chapter 36 on counterfeit goods.

This section is about customs officers’ power to arrest.

This section concerns the manner and effect of an arrest.

This section concerns arresting a person without a warrant.

This section is titled “Arrest of person under authority of warrant.”

This section is about non-liability for wrongful arrest.

Section 738 concerns breaking open premises for the purpose of arrest.

Section 739 is titled “Use of force in effecting arrest.”

Section 740 is titled “Detention of arrested person” and sits in Part 6 on carrying and use of arms and ammunitions.

Section 741 is titled “Authority to carry official firearms.”

This section concerns the use of official firearms by customs officers.

Section 743 concerns the use of non-lethal weapons in border control.

Section 744 is titled “Customs assistance in border control.”

This provision concerns the acquisition of equipment for border control.

This section concerns the use of customs patrol boats for enforcement functions.

This section is about the right of hot pursuit by sea.

This section is titled “Exemptions applicable to customs patrol boats, aircraft and vehicles and customs officers.”

Customs officers may assist in the prosecution of offences.

Section 750 concerns the production of customs certificates when imported motor vehicles are registered.

Rules to facilitate implementation of this Chapter.

Section heading for offences under this chapter.

This section is titled “Purpose and application of this Chapter.”

Section heading about certain acts involving goods and samples by other persons, and inspection of documents.

This section concerns liability for costs incurred by SAID.

This section concerns documents being shown for inspection.

729. Ondersoekbevoegdhede

Section 730 concerns failing or refusing to show goods or documents, or to answer questions.

Section title about unsealed containers, vehicle cargo compartments, road tankers, and packaging.

Section 732 is titled “Customs control over acts regarding goods,” under Part 5 “Arrest powers.”

Section 733 is titled “Customs officers’ arrest powers.”

Section 734 concerns the manner and execution of an arrest.

Provision titled “Arrestasie van persoon sonder lasbrief” (arrestation of a person without a warrant).

Section title: arrest of a person under authority of a warrant.

Section 737 is about non-liability for unlawful arrest.

Heading only: “Oopbreek van persele vir doeleindes van arrestasie.”

This provision concerns the use of force when making an arrest.

Section 740 is titled “Aanhouding van gearresteerde persoon” and appears under Part 6 on carrying and use of weapons and ammunition.

Authorization to carry official firearms.

This section concerns the use of official firearms by customs officials.

Section 743 is titled “Use of non-lethal weapons” and falls under Part 7 on border control.

No operative rule is provided in the supplied text; only the section heading appears.

This section is about acquiring equipment for border control.

This provision is titled “Use of customs patrol boats for application functions.”

Section title only: “Reg van agtervolging op die oop see” (“right of pursuit on the high seas”).

This section concerns exemptions for customs patrol boats, aircraft, customs officials, and vehicles, and appears under Part 8 on other matters.

This section concerns assistance by customs officers in prosecuting offences not covered by this Chapter.

Customs certificates must be shown when registering imported motor vehicles.

Rules to help implement this Chapter.

This section is a heading for offences under Chapter 34, which covers detention, seizure, and confiscation of goods.

This section states the purpose and application of this Chapter.

This section states the purpose and application of Chapter Part 1 on prohibited goods.

This section is a heading stating the Chapter’s purpose and application, within Part 1 on detention of suspected counterfeit goods when a prior application has been granted.