| Provisions relating to goods liable to ad valorem duty. 6 of 2001, s. 3 |
31.(1) Where goods entered in accordance with section 30 are goods liable to duty ad valorem, then the entry shall be deemed to be a provisional entry.
(2) Where any such goods are provisionally entered for home use, then the proper officer may require the owner to deposit, in addition to the amount estimated as the duty for the purpose of making the provisional entry, such further sum as the proper officer may think fit; and the estimated duty and further sum shall be held on deposit and shall be forfeited unless the owner within three months, or such further period as may be allowed by the proper officer, of the provisional entry produces to the proper officer satisfactory evidence of the value of the goods and makes perfect entry thereof.
(3) Where the owner makes perfect entry in accordance with subsection (2), then the owner shall subtract from the amount held on deposit under that subsection, the full amount of duty payable in respect of the goods and shall refund the difference to the owner:
Provided that where the full amount of duty payable exceeds the amount deposited, the proper officer shall require the owner to pay an additional amount of duty equal to the difference between the amount of duty payable and the amount deposited. |
