18 tal-1989
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
I •. N. 18 of 1989
IMPORT DlITlES "'CT, 1976
("'Cf NO. XXV OF 1976)
Duty Frft Shop ("'mendmml) Regulalloos, 1989
In e xe rcise of the powers con ferred by SCi:lion 32 of Ihe Imparl
DtJlies Act. 1976. (he MiniMe r of Finance has made the following
regulatlons: -
These regulations may be cited as the Duty Free Shop Citation.
(Amendment) Regulations. 1989, and shall be read and construed as
one wi th the Duty Free Shop Regulations. 1974. he reinafter referred to LN . 71« 1974.
as "'the principal regulations".
Regu lation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended as
follows: -
(a) the de fin ition o f " duty free shop" shall be sub!ilitu ted by
the following new definition
"' "'d uty free shop" means premises within precincts
approved by the Comptroller. which premises. in accordance
with a licence issued by the said Comptrolk:r . arc used to kee p
in stock supplies of goods for sale to departing and arriving
entitled passengers;" ; and
(b) the definition of "'entitled departing passcngel"$" shall be
substituted by the following new defini tion
" "'entitled pao;sengers" me!lns peniOns about to board a n
ai r or liCa craft for a destination outside Maim or jlClliOns
arriving from a place outside Malta. bu t does not include
members of creVo'"S of such craft except wlM:n travetling out of
unifa nn aod/o r as O«Ii nary passengers;" .
], For regu lation 5 of the principal regulations the re shall be
substituted the following new regulation
"'5. ( I) Duty free goods shall be sold to depaning or arriv,
ing entitled passengers.
(2) (i) In the case of departing entitled passengers an
im'o ice shall be made out in three copies. eaeh copy being of a
differe nt colour. bearing the passenger's name . flight number
or ship's name and date.
(il) O ne copy of the invoice shall be kept by the
opc nltor. one copy shall be attached to the passenger's
embil rciltion card and the OIlM: r copy shall be handed ove r to
th e office of Customs.
(3) In the case of arriving entit led passengers invoices
shall be made out and must bear such panicularsas the Comptroller
may direct. ...
In regu la tion 7 of the principal rcgulmions. for subparagraph
(2) thereof there shall be substi tuted the following new subparagraph
"(2) The packing must bear in clear print instructions to the
passenger that the packet is not \0 be opened be fore the air or sea
craft leaves Maha in the C-<lSC of depaning entil led pas.-;e ngers and
that the packet is not 10 be.opened before it is examined byCuSloms
in the case of arriving entitled pao;sengers.",
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