PART FOUR

Offences Against Customs Activities
Sub-Section Two (Offences Committed by Others)
Chapter One (Offences against Provisions Related to Means of Transport)

64.  Contravention by the Master of a Means of Transport

1.      Any master of the means of transport , who:

a.       fail to hand over passengers or cargo manifest with in the specified time to customs;

b.      gave access to any unauthorized person to the means of transport or;

c.       Caused the means of transport stay at customs port beyond the time for its departure without notifying and getting permission form the customs officer;

Is punishable with fine form Birr 2,000 up to Birr 5,000.

2.  Any master of a means of transport, who loads or unloads or attempts to load or unload goods in the absence of customs officer, is punishable with fine from Birr 7,000 up to 10,000 and imprisonment from 3 upped 5 years.

3.  Any master of the means of transport:

a.       shall not move, import or export goods, out of Customs areas, or bring in or take out through customs station other than those prescribed or unload out of customs Port;

b.      who commits or attempts to commit offences specified under sub-Article (3) (a) of this Article is, without prejudice to the forfeiture of the goods, punishable with both fine form Birr 7, 000 up to Birr 10,000 and imprisonment from 3 up to 7 years,

4. Any master of a means of transports found passing goods through extra rooms attached to the inner or outer part of the body of the vehicles made for the purpose of hiding prohibited, restricted goods or goods not cleared of customs formalities or contraband goods is, without prejudice to the forfeiture of the goods found in it, punishable with both imprisonment form 7 up to 10 years and a fine equivalent to the taxes and duties payable on the goods.

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