Customs Bill 2014
Public bill · Government · Presented
Updates and consolidates Ireland’s customs law, replacing outdated legislation and aligning it with EU customs rules and international cooperation arrangements. It sets rules for customs ports, airports and post; strengthens Revenue powers to inspect, search, seize and arrest; defines smuggling offences and penalties; and provides appeals, administrative fines and controls on prohibited or restricted goods.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to revise and partially consolidate the law relating to customs; to repeal the Customs Consolidation Act 1876 and certain other enactments; to make provision in connection with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code; to give continuing effect to the Customs Co-operation Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual assistance and co-operation between customs administrations, done at Brussels on 18 December 1997 (Naples II Convention); to give effect to the Council Convention on centralised customs clearance concerning the allocation of national collection costs retained when traditional own resources are made available to the EU budget, done at Brussels on 10 March 2009; to give effect to Council Decision 2009/917/JHA of 30 November 2009 on the use of information technology for customs purposes (CIS Decision); and to provide for related matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
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- Customs Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages Seanad
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- Customs Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage Dáil
- Customs Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages Dáil
- Customs Bill 2014: Committee Stage Select Sub-Committee on Finance
- Customs Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
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- Customs Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee Dáil
- Customs Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage Dáil
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