Customs Management( Amendment) Regulations, 2016
5. Amendment to regulation 108 of the principal Regulations.
Regulation 108 is amended by the insertion immediately after paragraph( 3) of the following new paragraph—
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“( 4) The Comptroller may require the security vetting of any applicant under this regulation or any employee thereof.”.
6. Insertion of new regulations 108A and 108B into the principal Regulations—
The principal Regulations are amended by the insertion immediately after regulation 108, the following new regulations—
“ 108A. Requirements for courier licence.
( 1) On the date of commencement of these Regulations, every person carrying on a business as a courier or desirous of carrying on such business shall—
( a) make application in writing to the Comptroller to be licensed as an authorised courier and submit—
( i) a current business licence in accordance with the Business License Act, 2010( No. 25 of 2010);
( ii) a current customs broker licence in accordance with regulation 108;
( iii) a tax identification number in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act, 2014( No. 32 of 2014), if applicable; and
( iv) a police character certificate not older than six months preceding the date of the application; and
( b) apply in Form No. C71 for the inspection and approval of the premises in which the business is currently or intended to be carried out.
( 2) The Comptroller may require the security vetting of any applicant under this regulation or any employee thereof.
( 3) Upon approval of an application referred to in paragraph( 1), the applicant shall—
( a) pay the licence fee of one hundred dollars($ 100.00);( b) furnish security by bond in Form CB13; and
( c) submit, where the Comptroller so requires, a tariff of the rates to be charged for services rendered to the public,
and the Comptroller shall issue a licence in Form No. C72.
( 4) The condition of the bond shall be that the applicant shall agree to pay the duty, if any, not levied or short levied, if applicable on any goods taken by them, within five days or risk forfeiture of surety.