| Provision relating to goods liable to forfeiture. |
198. (1) Where goods are liable to forfeiture under this Act, then the package in which the goods are, and all the contents of the package, shall also be liable to forfeiture therewith.
(2) Where goods which are prohibited goods or restricted goods have been shipped for importation without knowledge by the shipper of the prohibition or restriction and before, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the expiration of a reasonable time for that information to be available at the port of shipment, then, notwithstanding this Act, those goods shall not on importation be liable to forfeiture but shall be re-exported, or otherwise disposed of, as the Commissioner may determine; and pending re-exportation or disposal the goods shall be subject to customs control. |
