S.L. 37.5 Art. 5Arrival of goods outside normal hours.

(1) In the following cases -

(a) when any lighter with any goods from the importing vessel shall arrive at the approved landing place and shall remain there, with any unexamined goods on board, on Saturdays, Sundays or on public holidays, or, on other days, at any time between the hours of 5.15p.m and 7.45a.m.; or

(b) where, for any reason, other than that mentioned in sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, any goods upon which the duty has not been paid, or which have not been duly examined and delivered out of Customs charge, shall remain upon an open quay, on Saturdays, Sundays or on public holidays, or, on other days, at any time between the hours of 5.15p.m and 7.45a.m., then an officer may be appointed by the Comptroller of Customs to guard such lighters or goods, for revenue purposes, and the expense of such guarding shall be paid by the agent, in the case of steamers discharging before report under article 7 of the Customs Ordinance, or otherwise by the importer of the goods or the person entering the same.

(2) Where permission has been granted by the Comptroller of Customs for transit goods to be issued without examination from verandahs or bonded warehouses and placed on any lighter, he may appoint an officer to guard such lighter, for revenue purposes, and the expense of such guarding shall be paid by the person obtaining such permission.

(3) (a) Where motor-cars, machinery or other heavy packages cannot, in the opinion of the Comptroller of Customs, be conveniently placed in verandahs, or where any other goods cannot, for want of room, be placed therein, then such packages or goods may remain on an open quay to be indicated by the Comptroller of Customs, for a period of two clear days from the date of landing, and the expense for the guarding of such packages or goods shall be borne by the Government.

(b) On the expiration of the above-mentioned period of two days, the expense for the guarding of the packages or goods shall, in the case of steamers discharging before report under article 7 of the Customs Ordinance, be borne by the agent and in other cases by the importer of the goods or the person entering the same.

(4) Where cattle is retained between the hours of 4.30p.m. and 7.30a.m. in any customs enclosure for the purposes of article 4(2) of the Imported Store Cattle (Weighing) Act, an officer or officers may be appointed by the Comptroller of Customs to guard such cattle for revenue purposes and the expense for such guarding shall be paid by the importer of the cattle or the person entering the same.