Cap. 37 Art. 8BGroupage containers.

(1) A container loaded with goods imported by two or more persons shall be unloaded for the immediate placing of those goods in a warehouse, place of security or landing place approved or appointed under the provisions of this Ordinance, and the person who is the consignee of that container shall before commencing or causing or permitting the unloading of goods from the container, deliver to the

Commissioner the goods manifest of the container in the form or forms as the Minister responsible for customs may by regulations prescribe, giving the particulars indicated in such form or forms or required thereby; and such goods manifest shall be delivered before any seals and fastenings affixed on such container are removed, altered, broken or destroyed.

(2) Where any person delivers to the Commissioner any goods manifest and the same is inaccurate in any material particular, he shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents (€232.94) but not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37).

(3) All goods falsely described in the goods manifest shall be forfeited.

(4) All goods which are not duly declared in the goods manifest may be detained by a Customs official until so declared, and until the omission is explained to the satisfaction of the Minister responsible for customs, and may in the meantime be removed to a government warehouse.

(5) (a) Notwithstanding any authority or permission which the Commissioner may have given to the consignee of any imported goods allowing such consignee to deliver any imported goods to the respective importer or to the agent of such importer, the Commissioner shall have the right to impose at any time such conditions relating to the delivery, loading or carriage of such goods and to carry out such inspections and controls and to take such other action as he deems necessary for the purpose of ensuring that no such imported goods have been or will be abusively removed from any approved or appointed warehouse, place of security, landing place or means of transport.

(b) Any person who fails to comply with such conditions, or who refuses to allow or obstructs such inspections or controls, imposed by the Commissioner as provided in paragraph (a) of this sub-article, shall in addition to any punishment to which he may be liable under this or any other law, be liable, to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents (€232.94) but not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37).