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Export Prohibition Regulations 1953

NIUE LAWS
LEGISLATION AS AT DECEMBER 2006

EXPORT PROHIBITION REGULATIONS 1953

SR1953/179 – 1 January 1954

1 These are the Export Prohibition Regulations 1953.

2 No person shall export any goods without the permission in writing of the Minister of Customs.

3 The Minister may grant permission for the export of any goods or goods of any class either generally or to any country or countries or to any person or persons, and any such permission may be subject to such conditions as he may impose.

4 (1) Any person desiring to export goods shall, at least ten days before the date of intended shipment, apply in writing to the Manager at the port at which the goods are proposed to be placed on board the exporting vessel for permission to export the goods. The applicant shall furnish the following particulars –

(a) Description, quantity, and value of goods;

(b) Port of intended shipment;

(c) Name of intended exporting vessel;

(d) Approximate intended date of shipment;

(e) Ultimate destination of goods;

(f) Name and address of consignee;

(g) Any other particulars that may be required by the Manager.

(2) The Minister may dispense with all or any of the requirements of this regulation.

5 Except with the permission of the Manager, entry for export of any goods for the export of which permission is granted shall be made at the Customhouse at the port of loading before shipment of the goods on the exporting vessel.

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7 The Minister may delegate to the Manager authority to entertain any application for permission to export goods and to grant or withhold any permission that the Minister is empowered by these regulations to grant or withhold, and any permission given by the Manager in the name of the Minister or in his own name, and the conditions thereof, shall for the purposes of these regulations be as effective as if given by the Minister in person.

8 The Minister may at any time before shipment, by notice in writing given to the person to whom the permission was granted, revoke any permission for the export of any goods granted by him or by the Manager and may direct the Manager at any such time as aforesaid and in like manner to revoke any such permission granted by the manager respectively.

9 (1) These regulations shall apply with respect to the export of all goods, notwithstanding that a licence or other authority for the export of any such goods may be in force under the Customs Acts or any other Act or under any regulations other than these regulations.

(2) The granting of permission to export any goods under these regulations shall not absolve any person from the obligation to comply with the requirements of any Act or of any other regulations with respect to the export of the goods.