| Exemption of goods in transit. etc. 100 of 1980, s. 2, 10 of 1986, s. 2, 10 of 1990, s. 3, 4 of 1993, s. 4. |
16. (1) Subject to subsection (2), sections 14 and 15 shall not apply to goods imported in transit, or for transhipment, or as stores of an aircraft or vessel, unless the goods come within item 2 of Part A of the Eighth Schedule, or are goods of which the importation in transit, or for transhipment, or as stores for an aircraft or vessel, is expressly prohibited or restricting the importation of goods.
(2) Where, under subsection (1), sections 14 and 15 do not apply to goods imported in transit, or for transhipment, or as stores for an aircraft or vessel, then those goods shall be re-exported within such time and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed; and if the goods are not so re-exported, the owner thereof shall be guilty of an offence and the goods in respect of which an offence has been committed shall be liable to forfeiture.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), where the ownership of goods entered in transit is changed by virtue of a court order or for any other reasons the new owner shall be deemed to have assumed the obligation to have the goods re-exported within the prescribed period. |
