Section 8: Power of Treasury to modify Director’s functions
50.Section 8 enables the functions relating to customs revenue matters that may be exercised by the Director to be updated where necessary to reflect legislative and other changes. This section provides that the Treasury may, by order, amend the matters that are included within the definition of a customs revenue matter, amend the list of functions excluded from section 7, make provision for section 7 to apply in relation to a function conferred on the Commissioners by an enactment passed or made after the end of the session in which the Act is passed and modify any enactment (including one passed or made after the passing of the Act) in consequence of any provision made under section 8(a), (b) or (c).