Section 21 | Powers To Make Regulations About Movement Of Goods | European Union Future Relationship Act 2020 C29

21 Powers to make regulations about movement of goods

European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (2020 c 29) | Legislation

21 Powers to make regulations about movement of goods

(1) The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 166 insert—

“Powers to make regulations about movement of goods

166A Regulations about movement of goods

(1) The Commissioners may by regulations make provision for the purpose of monitoring, or controlling, the movement of goods that pose, or might pose, a risk to—

(a) public health or public safety,

(b) national security, or

(2) The Commissioners may by regulations make provision for the purpose of implementing any international obligation of the United Kingdom relating to the movement of goods.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) or (2) may, in particular, include provision—

(a) requiring records to be kept or information to be provided,

(b) requiring declarations to be made,

(d) requiring or authorising samples of goods to be taken,

(e) requiring or authorising goods to be examined, sealed, locked, marked, seized, detained or disposed of, or

(f) otherwise imposing restrictions or prohibitions with respect to the movement of goods.

(4) A reference