1 Interpretation
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (1979 c 2) | Legislation

Part I Preliminary

1 Ìý±õ²Ô³Ù±ð°ù±è°ù±ð³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô

(1)     In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“aerodrome†means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft;

< . . . >

“approved wharf†has the meaning given by [section 20A] below;

“armed forces†means the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the regular army and the regular air force, and any reserve or auxiliary force of any of those services which has been called out on permanent service, . . ., or embodied;

[“assigned matter†means any matter in relation to which the Commissioners, or officers of Revenue and Customs, have a power or duty[, except that it does not include any matter relating to a devolved tax within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998] [or the Government of Wales Act 2006];]

“boarding station†means a boarding station for the time being appointed under section 19 below;

“boundary†means the land boundary of Northern Ireland;

“British ship†means a British ship within the meaning of the [Merchant Shipping Act 1995];

“claimantâ€, in relation to proceedings for the condemnation of any thing as being forfeited, means a person claiming that

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Serving outside the jurisdiction with court permission—application and order

This Practice Note addresses issues when serving out of the jurisdiction and the permission of the court is required. It explains how to make an application and the form of order required. An application to serve out of the jurisdiction is generally made without notice and on the papers. Key

LEXISNEXIS

179. List of offences triable either way.

  Without prejudice to any other enactment by virtue of which any offence is triable either way1, the following offences are triable either way2:  (1)     offences at common law of public nuisance3;  (2)     an offence at common law of

LEXISNEXIS

Possession with intent to supply

Possession with intent to supplyPossession with intent to supply a controlled drugIt is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another in contravention of section 4(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA

LEXISNEXIS

Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollution

Private nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it. Interference must be unreasonable, and may be caused, eg by water, smoke, smell, fumes, gas, noise, heat or vibrations. Where the defendant has not