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SOR/2008-24 January 31, 2008

CUSTOMS ACT

Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations

P.C. 2008-0180 January 31, 2008

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to paragraph 11.1(3)(d) (see footnote a) of the Customs Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE PRESENTATION OF PERSONS (2003) REGULATIONS

 

AMENDMENTS

 

1. Section 1 of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

“commercial goods”
« marchandises commerciales »
“commercial goods” means goods imported into Canada for sale or for any commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional or other like use.
 

2. (1) Paragraph 11(a) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

a) au moyen d’un dispositif électronique, dans le cas où elle arrive à bord d’un aéronef commercial à un aéroport commercial au Canada qui a été désigné comme bureau de douane établi;

 

(2) Paragraph 11(c) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(c) on arrival in Canada aboard a corporate aircraft at a public airport that is a designated customs office, by means of the person in charge of the aircraft, if that person presents themself and those persons aboard by telephone to an officer at a designated customs office and all persons aboard the aircraft are authorized to present themselves in that manner;

 

3. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 14:

Condition — commercial goods belonging to person

14.1 (1) An authorization issued to a person to present themself in an alternative manner described in paragraph 11(a) or subparagraph 11(d)(i) or (iii) is only valid if, on arrival in Canada, the person does not have any commercial goods in their actual possession or in their baggage.

Condition — commercial goods on board a conveyance

(2) An authorization issued to a person to present themself in an alternative manner described in paragraph 11(b) or (c), subparagraph 11(d)(ii) or paragraph 11(e) is only valid if there are no commercial goods on board the conveyance that the person uses to arrive in Canada.

 

COMING INTO FORCE

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4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2008-23, Regulations Amending the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations.

Footnote a
 S.C. 2001, c. 25, s. 11

Footnote b
 R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)

Footnote 1
 SOR/2003-323


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