42 tal-1994

L.N. 42 01 .'"

CUSTOMS ORDlNA.NCE

(CAP. 37)

IN uen:i5e of ~ POWCI"$ oonfened by 5«tion 80 of the Customs

OnIinana.. the Minister of Fioalla has mu the following

recu 1ations :-

I . ll!ae l"eIl:Ulalions may be cited as the Customs (Controls al 01 ..... _

Airport) Regulations, 1994, and 5hall come into (()fl)C: on the date of _

tllcaf .,... toIJaltlOn.

lad-Owln. dwar KOIllTOlli fl-Ajrupon, u gtlandhom jibdcw ischhu fid-

data tal -pubblikaujoni laghhom.

1.. GhaU-finijict la ' dawn iH cgolamcnli, kcmm-il dam Habll

tal-kliem ma lehliep xon'ohra -

MajT\lplan ~ Ifi!>Se T kull ingenji ' I' I-ajru li jliT . jew li 1'1" m~ub

miU-<!pCT8lur H jl;r. sabiclf jaghmcl xogllol n-.jru;

j ru porl ~ U wpjrupon l ad -dw~n.a- jfi • ..,,, ..Iik I ... , .. " indika l ~

M ..

ghaJl,wllSla u t-1luq la' ajruplani , pcrsun i. oU:eui u va ligga

maghduda I·bini U I-lined koUh.a magh luqa tewwa r-reaD!

pcrimelrali

~ approval~ lfiue r approval mill-MiniSlru

~e kwip<l"ri linkludi kull persuna 1; jkollha li serviu ~ 'Ulqdi

ru,,! ajruptan

Mkmandanl" IrliKr il-persuna I; jkollh. jew li liellu I·inhrigu

)e w k manu la' ajruplan

"uffltjal " IflSKr uflit jal lad-dwana;

lfisscr l-uffitjal ~iel1lq lad·dwana fl·

" ufrttjal

inka rigal ~

ajrupon

".Ianjon la' etami ~ lfisscr pan; minn. jew posl jew spnju fi,

ajrupon lau-dwana approvala bllala slazzjon la ' dami ,

J. Mal ·wasla la' ajruplan minn barra minn Malta, il·km. oo..nt

ghandu minnufih j.gIIl; lill-uffiq al inhrigat

id·<.\nkumcn t; li jiU'''lilwinu I ·i~pc:"inj .. ni lH ' 1_

(i)

.. jruplan mill-ajrupon ti jkun hal la I-ahhar 11, jeH il""n hekk

mdllieg mill-uffttjal, ;1'/01 book tal-vjaSi li jappanic ni lill -

ajrupla n.

(ii) manifest ftcw! antina!i r fonnu\.a approvala ta' ,.

<,"cui a!>"'-lfd la' '-ajrupla n.

(iii) manifesl lll-pusiUieri fformula _pprevala li jkun fill 1_

ismijict I.l·~ggieri 1<00111al; jkllnu Qed jiniarTU fuq .-ajruplan u I·

poslijicllaghhom ta ' imbarkanjoni u dcstinazzjoni.

For the purposes of these regulaliom, unless the context 1"'<lT' .. "., ....

otherwise requires -

~~ hfo;ld"

me a"s outside Mallll

~aircrafl~ means an y airer.ft flying , or intended by the

operator 10 Oy. for the pUfJlO"l' of aerial WOfk;

~.irport~ a nd ~cu~toms .irport ~ mean that area dQignalcd for

the arrival and depoorture of aircrafl . pcDOn~. coods and mail ;

including all buildings and sheds enclosed within the pt'rimeter

(cnee ;

~commander~ means the person having or taking the charge or

"wnmand of liD aircra ft

~Com ptrollerri means the Comptroller of Customs;

"crew" includes any person having any duty to perform in an

.ircraft ;

"eu minalion station" meansa part of, ora place Or a spaceat,

• customs airport which is approved as an uamination station ;

MMiniste r" me~ns the Mi niste r re~pon~jhk for cUStoms

MoffittrM means an officer of custonu;

Mproper offlCer M means the appropriate customs offICe r It the

ai rpon ,

Upon the arrival from abroad of an aircraft , the commander

shall fonhwith deliver 10 the proper off,.;c r

(i) the ducumen ts constituting the dcanmce outwa rds of

the ai rcraft from the airport wh ich it last left and , if 50 requi red by

the officer, thc journey log book belonging to the ait(raft ,

(il) a manifest in duplicate in an approved form oftl'>c: g<.>Ods

on board the aircraft,

(iii) a pa.se nger manifcM in an a pprovcd form containing the

names of all passen~n carried in the aircraft and their places of

embarkation and destination .

... (I) No jlC'rson ",ho >hall import or "ring. Of be concerned in

importio, or bringing. any good$ inlo Malta in any aircraft shaD,

withou l lhc 5pCcial permission in "';1;08 of the Comptroller-

<al unload the goods or allow the same 10 be unloaded from

the aireTaft ill which they were imported except al an exam ination

station. or before the report mentioned in paragraph (ii) of

regulation 3 has been dehvered and the consent of the proper

offieer to such unloading has been oblair>ed. or

(b) remoVe the goods from an eumination station without

the authority of the proper offioer, e~cepl in accordance with any

special permission granted by the Comptroller and in compliance

with any conditions allaclKd 10 any sIKh permission.

(2) The importer of any goods of which delivery has not bee n

pennilled by the proper officer shalt deposit the same in an approved

transit sbed at the airport at wbicb tbey were imported. and, for the

pUl"Jl'ORs of the enact ments relating to Customs, any goods 50 deposited

sball , unt il the same shall have been duly entered in accordance with

those enactments, be dec:med to be goods still on board the importing

aircnft.

(3) No person .ball, without the penn iuion of the proper

offICCr , remove any goods from any transit shed .

(4) Imported goods are to be conveyc:d from the aircraft in

which thcy were imported 10 the e~amination station without delay and

in such manner as the Comptroller may, from time to time, direct.

( 1) Ehda (">Cl'l'una I; limp"na jcw ioJd;ohhyl. joow I; jknllha

x'taqsam rli jigu impanat; jew irmbhhli n. Ki oticu; fMalla fuq xi

ajruplan ma ghandha. mingl'lajr il -permcn spetjali bil-miklub tal-

Kontrullur _

(a) 11'1 011 l-oU;eui Jew thalli I; 1"Sless oggelli jigu mallluta

mill-ajruplan li fuqu jkunu gew imponali Tlt ie{ fi stazzjon ta' dami,

jcw qabel ma jkun ingh ala r-rapport imsemmi fil-paragrafu (ii) lar-

rcgolarnenl 3 u jkun inkiseb il- kunsen~ ta' I-ufficjal inkarigal ghal

dak il-btt , jew

(11) Inch hi 1-'oU,'lIi minn '(Mnjun la' d:~mj mi ngh~jr 1-

awtorid, la' I-u(fi~al inkarigat, hlie! skond il·penness spe~ali

moghti mill- Konlrullur u skond il. kondiujonijiet marbUla ma' dak

i l'l'"'rm""~,

(2) L-importalur la' J; oggclli 11 I-konsenja taghhom ma

tku nJ ,icl I'"'rl1'\C:;\'~ m ill·urr~jal ink~rig~t ghan.du jidde po;lila dawk 1_

oggclli rtinda 11' merkanzija illlrllllJil approvala n-ajrupon li fih ikunu

gew imponali. u, ghall·fi nijicl lal-ligijiel dwar id· Dwana , kull oggell;

t..:H de",,,! ital; ghandhum, .... rTk:l~ dawn iku nu g~w <likjnall kif im i,,~

skond da wk il-Jitijicl. jilqicsu I; jkunu oggell; Ii jkunu ghadhom abbord

la' l·ajruplan li jkun imponahom,

(3) Ebda persuna ma ghandha, minghajr il·penness ta' ].

umtjal ink arigat. mehhi Ji 0Uelli miHinda ta ' mcrkanrija illlransil,

(4) L-oUe lli imponal; ghandhom jingarru mill-ajrupb,n li

fuqu jkunu lIew importati gh all-istazz;on ta' cumi minghajr dcwmicn u

b'dak il·mod li I·Konlrullur jista', mi nn imien ghal tmien, jordna,

.5. (I) O"1>c1 m" l ·~jrurlall jill"4 ghal 1" "1 1I",ra minn M;,lla , il·

kmandant ghandu jaghl; lill-uffitjal inkariga\ dawn id·dokUl1'\C:nli li

gejjin -

(a) avvit lal-llu'l mahsub u applikaujoni ghall ' ;spedi7.ljoni

rtewll orillinali rformula approvala,

(b) manife$! newt originali rformula approvat a la' 1-

oUtlli abbord ta'l·aj ruplan,

(t) mani feM tal-I"'s.~iUicri rftlTmula arrrovata I; jtun fih I·

ismi)icl 11Il-p1IssiUicri kollha li jkunu qcd jin~arru fuq I-ajruplan u I·

post,iic! lagl'lllOm la' imbark8.1',Zjoni u dcSlinazzjoni;

u l-imsemmija dnkumcll1i . meta ffirmat; mi11·imsemmi .. ff~jlll.

ghandllom g!\all-fini taJ -ligijiet ti ghandhom ~'jaqsmu mad· Ow. n. ,

jkunu I-kan; 11' spedizzjoni u 1-8w100'i bie. I-ajruplan jipprotedi minn

dak I_ajru""n .

(2) II-kmandant ta ' ajruplan I. jkun se ;itlaq gI'Ial POll! barra

minn Mall~ mll "handu~ j'"peTmell; li jia ... mghnhhij a Je w li jill ic hdu

abbord IlI'l-ajrup1an xi oUeui, prowIsI; jcw passiUieri qabel ma j!tun

la lill-uflitja] inkarigat avvii 131-lluq mal'lsub u applikazzjoni ghaU-kani

la ' spedi:a:jon; stond is-5ubparagrafll (aJ tal-paragrafu (I) 'a' dan ir-

regolamen t.

(3) L-npona1Ur la' kuU'oUctTi mahsut>lI ghaU-csporla1;zj"ni

fuq ajruplan &hand ... jlglll' liII-uffiCjal in kanga llad-dwana f1-ajruponli

mi nnu dak I-ajruplan ikun inghala I-kani la' spedizzjoni gI'Iad-

dc:lIlinazzjoni harranija licghu. dikjara ~zjoni fil . formula preskriua mill-

Konlcullur u ghandu jiddikjara se_a fuq dik ;I-formu]a I,

panikolaritajiel mehliega minnha; 1,1 dik il-formu]a. meta ffirmala mill-

uffitjal ink anga\ tad-dwana. IkuD id-dokum~nt la' spedizzjoni u ]-

aWlOril~ gl'Iall-esponazzjoni la' dawk l..aUcni.

(4) Ebda per'$U n~ fuq ~jru plan li jkun IIC jillaq min D Maha ml

ghlJldha ggorr je ... tippcrmcni li jingarru fuq I-ajruplan xi DUclli li I·

esponazzjoni lagl'lhom hija p mjbita b'~i Ii*i li !kun issc:lIh fMalla fdak

it-tRlien.

e. Ehd a pcn;una ma l!h~ndha. minihajr il · pcrmc~~ la' I-uffit jal

inkarigal, IlIotl minn fuq ~i ajruplan xi DUelli mg1'lobbija fU'luli jku nu

*ew liberali gllall-esportazzjoni.

7, ( I ) Uffitjal lad-dwana iisla' null imic n iidllol u iispezzjoc1a

I-ajruport u I-bini 1,1 l-oticlli kollha fih .

(2) lI -kmandanl la' ai rurl an ghandu null hin jippermclli IiI

uffitjallad-dwa na jida' abbord la' I-ajruplan u jispczzjona l·ajruplan 1,1

kull oUclli mgl'lobbija fuqu 1,1 d-dokumcnli kollh a li j kollhom ~'jaqsmu

ma' l· ajruplan iew rn. 1""Uelli Jew pcrsuni Ii jku nu qed jingarru fuqu u

uffieial ghandu d-drillla' a<!tcs:i null bin gl'Ial kull poslli gl'Ialih huwl

mchlicg acccSii gl'Ia U· fini la' dak l·ispczzjoc1 .

A jrupla n rnl gl'I~ nduxjidPlol jew iillaq minn Mal ta b'posI

(3)

sigricl Jew mohbi adallll gl'Iall · habi la' oUcl1i.

(I) Before any aircraft shall depart for a place abroad . the

commander shall deliver to the proper office r the following

documenll-

(a) • notice of intended departure and application for

cleara nce in duplicate in an approved form .

(b) a manifest in duplicate in an approved form of the goods

on board the aircraft,

(c) a passenger manifest in an approved form conlaining the

names of all passengers carried in the aircraft and their places of

embarkation and destination;

and the said documents . when signed by,he said officer . shall. for,he

pul"Jl'OR of the laws relating to Customs, be the clearance and authority

for the aircnft to proceed from that airport .

(2) 111<: commander of an ain;.nf\ departi ng for. place

abroad shall not permit any goods , stores o r pas5engc:n 10 be lade n or

taken ~n board the ainn h before he has ddivcrc:d 10 the proper ofrx:er

a nollce of intended departure and apptialllion for dearanee in

ao:ord.nce with sub-pangrnph <a> of paragraph (I) of Ihis regulation .

(3) l~exponc r of any goods intended forCJporU lion in an

.

lucraft shall dehver 10 the proper offICe. of customs at the airport from

which such aircraft is cleared 10 its foreign destination , an enlly in the

form prescribed by tbe Comptroller and shalllruly 51Hle in su(h form the

particulars thereby required ; and such form , when signed by the prope r

officer of Customs. shan be Ihe clearance and aut hority fo r the

uponalion of such goods.

(4) No per!o(m in any aircraft leaving Mall . shall urry Of

IlIow 10 be carried in the aircraft any goods the exporlation of which is

prohibited by any law for the time being in fom: in Malta.

No person shall , wilhoul IIIe permiiiSion oflhe proper ofrlCer. E.....,-

unload from any aircrafl any goods laden Ihe rein which have been 01 ......

cleared for exportalion.

(I) I1 ~hall tlC' po:rmissiblefor an ofli!;!:r of tuStom5a1 any lirlK'

10 enle r upon and inspect liIe airport and all buildinp and goods

lilereon .

(2) "The com mander of an lircraft $hIll permilan ofrlCer of

CUSloms I1 any lime 10 board tile aircraft and 10 inspcCllhe aircrafl and

any goods laden Iherein and all docurlK'nlS relaling 10 Ihe aircraft or to

goods o r peT$OnS earried Iherein. and an omccr shall have Ihe right of

access al any lime to any place to which =55 is required for Ihe

purpose of si,iCh inspo:clion.

(3) An aircral! shall not enler or leave Malla having any

S«"rel o r disguised pl ace adapted fo.ooncealing goods .

The commander of an aircraft shall enter in every docu~nl

required by these regulalions to be delive red full and 1f\iC partkulaD in

accordance wilh Ihe requiremenls specified in Ihal document .

SUb~Cllo such oonditionsor rcquirerlK'nlS u the Minister may A."""_

impose . Dny of the dulies imposed on IIIe commander of an aircraft by ....... ·

these re~ullll ions may be carried out on his beh.lf by an authorized

agent bemg a responsible person who repreliCnlS. and is authorized in

lhat behalf by. the owne r o r operator of the aircraft .

In 50 fIT as it may be necnsary 10 meel Ihe circumslances of "...,._.,.,

any sp«iaJ CIK or ch'55 of caIiC, the MiniSlu may modify Ihe applicalion ill' Mu ......

of any thin, in these regulations. subject 10 such conditions as he may

direct .

11 . ( 1) The provisions of Ihe Cusloms Ord in ance Dnd of 0 . - .

regulations made Ihereunder. and of Ihe Imporl Dulies Act, in so far a" poo '

they are applicable. shall apply 10 aircraft and 10 goods. mails and lAop.Jl .

pel"$Oll$ carried in or landed from them as they apply to ships and to

goods, mails and persons carried in or landed from $hi~ .

The Comptroller may modify the form of any document

(2)

pr~bed by the.~ Acts, Ordin_ and ngulaliollS 50 ilS to make

sudI form applicable to aireran or 10 soodsc:arried tllerein.

(3) llIe$e regulations sllall in no way affect any proceedings

already lake n before the oomillg into force of these regulations in i\O far

as such proceedings were covered directly by the Impon Duties Act and

the Cust0nt5 Ordinance.

( I) Id-displtittjonijiet la' I-Ordinanla tad-Dwana U lar-

re,.,.a mcnli ma,tlmula lahlha. u ta' I-An dwar id-Dazj; ta'

ImporW;Zjoni, $a rein dawn ikunu applikabbli, g.handhom japplikaw

,I", ajrvplani u gl'Ian -oueui, nligga u pcrwni Ii jingarru ruqhom;ew

tbarkati minnhom bhalma japplikaw gIIall-bastimenti u ghall-oggcui ,

vI .iap u per.mn; li jinprru fuq bastimcnti Jew tbarkati minnhom .

(2) II-Konlrullu r jista" jimmodifika I-fonnula ta ' ku!!

dokUl'Mnl pre~krill bl.Alli, Ordin.ru;i u .cgolamem; ta' hawn fuq

Ubiclf dik il-form ula linlgl'lameJ applikabbli gl'Iall-ajruplani jew gllal!-

• .ueni li ji"prru fuqhom .

(3) Dawn ir·rcgol amenti b'cbda mod ml jolqlu U

protcdimcnli diil mel'luda qabel il·bidu fIs.scl'll'l la' dawn ir·

rcgolamcnli safcjn dawk iJ·proCedimcnli kicnu jaqghu dircllamenllal'll

I·AII dwar id·Dazji la' Imponazzjoni u 1·0rdinanza lad·Owana.

Any person woo oontravene$ o r fails 10 oomply with any of

these ,('gutallons iba/I be liable , on conviction. to a fine (mull .. ) not

uceeding tWO hundred Maltese liri, IInlmi sudt c:onlraven tion , if

commined in Iny o ther place outside the airpon, wou ld be liable to a

higher punishmen t in terms of the Customs Ordinance, in which case

such other higher puni shment shall apply .

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