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CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 78

Interpretation

  (1)   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"excise-equivalent warehouse licence" means a warehouse licence that authorises the warehousing of excise - equivalent goods, but does not include a warehouse licence that:

  (a)   covers an outwards duty free shop (as defined in subsection   96A(1)); or

  (b)   covers an inwards duty free shop (as defined in subsection   96B(1)); or

  (c)   authorises the storage of goods (other than fuel) to be supplied to aircraft or ships as aircraft's stores or ship's stores.

An expression used in paragraph   (c) of this definition that is defined in section   130C has the same meaning when used in that paragraph as it has in Part   VII.

"place" includes an area, a building and a part of a building.

"warehouse" , in relation to a warehouse licence, means a warehouse covered by the licence.

"warehouse licence" means a licence granted under section   79 and includes such a licence that has been renewed under section   84.

"warehouse licence application charge" means the warehouse licence application charge imposed by the Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997 and payable as set out in section   80.

"warehouse licence charge" means the warehouse licence charge imposed by the Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997 and payable as set out in section   85.

"warehouse licence variation charge" means the warehouse licence variation charge imposed by the Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997 and payable as set out in section   81B of this Act.

  (3)   For the purposes of this Part, a person shall be taken to participate in the management or control of a warehouse if:

  (a)   he or she has authority to direct the operations of the warehouse or to direct activities in the warehouse, the removal of goods from the warehouse, or another important part of the operations of the warehouse; or

  (b)   he or she has authority to direct a person who has authority referred to in paragraph   (a) in the exercise of that authority.



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