Cap. 37 Art. 8CIllegal breaking of sealsandunstuffing of containers.

(1) Any person who removes, alters, breaks or destroys or attempts or causes or permits to be removed, altered, broken or destroyed any seal or fastening affixed on any container or unstuffs any container, except in accordance with the provisions of article 8A(5) or (6) shall in addition to any other 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).

(2) For the purposes of this article and of articles 8A, 8B and 8D the word "container" means the same as the meaning assigned to it in article 20 of the Import Duties Act, and also includes a commercial road vehicle as therein defined.