Hong Kong Regulations

IMPORT AND EXPORT (REMOVAL OF ARTICLES) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE

[regulations 2, 3 & 4]

FORM 1 [regulation 3]

IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE

(Chapter 60)

Notice given by a member of the Customs and Excise Service prohibiting the
removal of articles for the purpose of establishing the identity of the
consignee of the articles

Serial No. ....................

PART I

To: ...... ..................................................................
............................................................... (Owner of
Vessel/Aircraft/Vehicle*)

Notice is hereby given under section 20A of the Import and Export  Ordinance
(Chapter 60) that you are prohibited from removing or permitting the removal
of the article(s) described as follows-

Description and Quantity
...........................................................................
....................
..................................................................
...................................................................
Identification Mark
...........................................................................
............................. Vessel/Flight No./Vehicle No.*
..................................................................
.................... Container No. (if any)
...........................................................................
........................ Date of Port of Arrival
................................................ Loading
..................................................... Bill of Lading/Air
Waybill/Delivery Order No.*
............................................................... from the said
vessel/aircraft/vehicle* except to the place designated by you, namely,
................. ........................................., and where such
article(s) is/are* to be stored in the said designated place, you and the
occupier thereof, namely,
........................................................................... .,
are prohibited from removing or permitting the removal of such article(s) from
the said designated place save in accordance with permission therefor.

Officer's name ............................................. Officer's
signature .....................................

Officer's rank ............................................. Date
............................. Time ................

Telephone No. .............................................

Copy of this notice given to:
..........................................................................
......................... (Occupier of the storage place)

on .......................................... (date)
.......................................... (time)

........................................................ Officer's signature

Note: (1) It shall be the duty of the person upon whom this notice is served
and the occupier of the storage place if it is served on him, at any time
prior to the grant of permission to remove or permit the removal of the
article(s), upon obtaining information as to the identity or particulars of
the consignee of the article to which the notice relates, being information
not previously supplied by such person to the officer giving the notice, to
supply such information to the officer specified in the notice. It is a
criminal offence not to supply such information.

(2) It is a criminal offence-

   (a)  to fail to comply with this notice;

   (b)  where the notice is served on the occupier of any storage place for
        him to remove or permit the removal of the article without the
        permission of the officer giving this notice. The maximum penalty is
        $10000 and 6 months' imprisonment.

PART II

Permission is hereby granted for the removal of the article(s) described in
Part I of this notice from the vessel/aircraft/vehicle* or the designated
place* specified in Part I of this notice unconditionally/after examination
under section 20 of the said Ordinance*.

Officer's name ............................................. Officer's
signature .....................................

Officer's rank ............................................. Date
............................. Time ................

FORM 2 [regulation 4]

IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE

(Chapter 60)

Notice given by a member of the Customs and Excise Service or an authorized
officer requiring the removal of articles to specified premises for
examination

Serial No. ....................

PART I

To:
...........................................................................
............................................................ (Consignee of the
article(s)/Owner of vessel/aircraft/vehicle*)

1. Notice is hereby given under section 20B of the Import and Export 
Ordinance (Chapter 60) that you are required to remove the article(s)
described as follows-

Description and Quantity
...........................................................................
....................
..............................................................
.......................................................................
Identification Mark
...........................................................................
............................. Vessel/Flight No./Vehicle No. *
...........................................................................
.......... Container No. (if any)
...........................................................................
........................ Date of Port of Arrival
................................................ Loading
..................................................... Bill of Lading/Air
Waybill/Delivery Order No.*
............................................................... from the said
vessel/aircraft/vehicle* to the premises nominated by you, namely,
......................
..........................................................., for examination.
You and the occupier thereof, namely,
................................................, are prohibited from removing
or permitting the removal of such article(s) from the said nominated premises
until the article(s) has/have* been examined by an officer/or* such
examination is declared unnecessary by an officer.

*2. It is a condition of this notice that the article(s) shall at all times
until it is/they are* examined by an officer under section 20 of the said
Ordinance be guarded by an officer.

Officer's name ............................................. Officer's
signature .....................................

Officer's rank ............................................. Date
............................. Time ................

Telephone No. .............................................

Copy of this notice given to:
...........................................................................
........................ (Occupier of the storage place)

on .......................................... (date)
.......................................... (time)

........................................................ Officer's signature

Note: (1) It is the duty of the person in control of the premises specified in
Part I of this notice to permit an officer to have access to, and to examine,
the article(s).

(2) If paragraph 2 is applicable an officer may at any time enter upon the
premises specified in Part I of this notice and take such measures as are
reasonably necessary to protect the article(s) described in Part I of this
notice from interference until the completion of examination.

(3) It is an offence-

   (a)  to fail to comply with this notice;

   (b)  for the consignee of the article(s) or the owner of the vessel,
        aircraft or vehicle, as the case may be, and, where this notice is
        served on the occupier of any storage place, for that occupier, to
        remove or permit the removal of the article(s) from the place
        specified in this notice until the article(s) is/are examined or an
        officer has informed such consignee, owner or occupier an examination
        is unnecessary. The maximum penalty is $10000 and 6 months'
        imprisonment.

PART II

Article(s) described in Part I of this notice examined/Examination of the
article(s) described in Part I of this notice is unnecessary.*

Officer's name ............................................. Officer's
signature .....................................

Officer's rank ............................................. Date
............................. Time ................

* Delete whichever is inapplicable. (L.N. 299 of 1991; L.N. 360 of 1996)