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4.—(1) Save as the Commissioners otherwise permit, the commander of an aircraft arriving in the United Kingdom of which report is required under section 35(1) of the Act shall immediately:—U.K.
(a)take the aircraft or cause it to be taken to the examination station at the customs and excise airport at which the aircraft has arrived;
(b)make report of the aircraft by delivering to the proper officer in such form as the Commissioners direct:—
(i)a General Declaration;
(ii)particulars of the goods on board the aircraft; and
(iii)a list in duplicate of the stores on board the aircraft;
(c)produce to the proper officer such other documents relating to the flight as the officer may require;
(d)produce to the proper officer all goods in the aircraft except such as are to be carried on to another customs and excise airport or to a foreign destination and are permitted by the proper officer to remain in the aircraft;
(e)unload, subject to regulation 5 below, all goods in the aircraft except such as are to be carried on to another customs and excise airport or to a foreign destination and are permitted by the proper officer to remain in the aircraft; and
(f)unless the proper officer otherwise permits, deposit all goods unloaded from the aircraft in a transit shed at the customs and excise airport.
(2) If through circumstances over which the commander has no control an aircraft is prevented from being taken to the examination station as required by paragraph (1)(a) above the commander shall—
(a)immediately make report of the aircraft as required by paragraph (1)(b) above; and
(b)remove all goods in the aircraft to a transit shed or other place as required by the proper officer.
(3) With the exception of the requirement contained in paragraph (1)(a) above, any act required to be performed by the commander of an aircraft by virtue of this regulation may, subject to such conditions as the Commissioners see fit, be carried out on his behalf by a responsible person authorized for the purpose by the owner of the aircraft.
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I1Reg. 4 in force at 1.10.1981, see reg. 1
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