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Prohibited Goods Ordinance 1992 (Ordinance No. 7 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to provide that the importer of any prohibited goods shall be liable to pay the cost of their storage and destruction and for related purposes.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biosecurity International trade Transport/storage
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic
Abstract

This Ordinance regulates the importation, storage, and destruction of prohibited goods, and the costs and penalties associated with them. The ordinance defines prohibited goods as anything that is banned from importation or carriage coastwise by any written law of the Falkland Islands, or anything that is liable to forfeiture under the Customs Ordinance 2003 or any relevant enactment. These include certain type of plants, animals or other biological material injurious to the health or well being of people, animals or plants of the Falkland Islands. The ordinance authorizes any authorized person, such as a customs officer, a police officer, or a public officer, to seize and take possession of any prohibited goods, and to inform the owner of the seizure and the reasons for it. The owner may appeal to the Magistrate’s Court against the seizure, but if the appeal is unsuccessful or not lodged, the goods are forfeit to the Crown. Who seized the goods is required to store them in a secure place until they are released, forfeited, or destroyed. The owner of the goods is liable to pay the costs of storage and destruction to the Crown. The head of the relevant department of the Government is responsible for destroying or otherwise dealing with the forfeited goods, unless otherwise directed by the Chief Executive.

Full text
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Website
legislation.gov.fk