The Control of Movement of Goods Regulations 1984

• Citation: S.I. 1984/1176
• Sections: 18

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Movement of Goods Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 6th August 1984.

Section 2

The Control of Movement of Goods Regulations 1981 are hereby revoked.

Section 3

In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;

“ approved place ” —

in relation to imported goods means a place approved by the Commissioners under section 20 or 25 of the Act for facilitating the administration, collection or enforcement of any duty of customs , and

in relation to goods intended for export means a place appointed under section 159 of the Act for the examination of goods which is approved by the Commissioners under section 31 of the Act for the examination of such goods before their movement to a place of exportation;

“ the loader ” means the owner of the vehicle in which the goods are to be exported or a person appointed by him;

“ place of importation ” and “ place of exportation ” shall, where appropriate, include a free zone;

“ removal ” means a movement of goods which is authorised under these Regulations and “ remove ” and “ removed ” shall be construed accordingly;

“ removal document ” means a document to be obtained from or approved by the Commissioners made in such form and containing such particulars as the Commissioners may direct under section 31(2A) of the Act and for the purpose of regulation 16 shall include a copy of the application referred to in regulations 5 ... and 7 stamped by the proper officer.

Section 4

(1) These Regulations shall not apply where any goods are moved under the common transit procedure as defined in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Customs Transit Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 .

(2) The application of regulations 11 and 13 of these Regulations to goods carried under the provisions of an international convention having effect in the United Kingdom shall be without prejudice to any such provisions.

Section 5

Subject to regulation 10, no imported goods subject to the control of any officer of Revenue and Customs as a result of Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 shall be moved between their place of importation and ... an approved place ... unless the movement is authorised by the proper officer upon application made to him.

Section 6

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Section 7

Subject to regulations 9 and 10, no goods intended for export and made available at an appropriate place as required by regulation 40 of the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 for the purposes of examination shall be moved between any such place and a place of exportation unless the movement is authorised by the proper officer upon application made to him.

Section 8

Save as the Commissioners may otherwise allow, the applications referred to in regulations 5 ... and 7 above shall be made in an electronic form specified in a public notice given by HMRC Commissioners and shall be made—

(a) ... by the importer or the person in charge of the goods .

(b) in the case of goods intended for export, by the exporter or the person in charge of the goods, and

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Section 9

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Section 10

Where the Commissioners so permit, during a period specified by them, goods may be moved as contemplated in regulations 5 ... and 7 without an application to the proper officer; and, unless the proper officer previously gives or refuses his authority, it shall be deemed to be given immediately before the movement commences.

Section 11

Before any removal commences the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the goods are being moved shall be in possession of a removal document.

Section 12

(1) The Commissioners may, in respect of any class or description of goods, require that vehicles or containers in which goods of a particular class or description are removed shall be of a type specified by them for the removal of such goods.

(2) Save as provided by paragraph (3) below, no person shall remove any goods in respect of which a requirement under paragraph (1) above has been imposed unless the vehicles or container in which they are carried conforms to such requirement.

(3) The proper officer, upon application made to him by the person in charge of goods to be removed, may for the purposes of the removal in question relax any requirement imposed under paragraph (1) above.

Section 13

Vehicles and containers proceeding under a removal shall be moved by such routes as the Commissioners may specify.

Section 14

(1) Before any goods are removed they or the vehicle or container carrying them shall be secured or identified by any such seals, locks or marks as the Commissioners may specify.

(2) Where in the United Kingdom, seals, locks or marks are affixed for any customs or excise purpose in order to secure or identify the goods to be removed or the vehicles or containers carrying the goods, they shall be so affixed by the proper officer or by such other person as the Commissioners may authorise.

Section 15

(1) Save in the circumstances hereunder mentioned, no person shall at any time during a removal—

(a) wilfully break, open or remove any seal, lock or mark affixed for any customs or excise purpose on any goods or to a vehicle or container; or

(b) load or unload or assist in the loading or unloading of a vehicle or container.

(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a) where authorisation has been given by the proper officer; or

(b) in accordance with any general or special permission given by the Commissioners; or

(c) in an emergency in order to safeguard the goods or to protect life or property.

Section 16

(1) Save as the Commissioners otherwise allow, the person in charge of goods proceeding under a removal shall complete the removal by producing the goods, together with the vehicle or container in which they are carried if such vehicle or container has been secured or identified, and delivering a removal document to the proper officer at the approved place or, in the case of goods intended for export, at the place of exportation.

(2) The Commissioners may allow the removal of goods intended for export to be completed by the person in charge of the goods placing them, together with any container in which they are carried if such container has been secured or identified, under the control of the loader and delivering the removal document to him.

Section 17

The person in charge of goods proceeding under a removal shall complete the removal within such period as the Commissioners may specify.

Section 18

Where as a result of an accident or other occurrence arising during a removal a vehicle or container is delayed or diverted from a specified route the person in charge of the goods shall as soon as practicable give sufficient notification of the accident or occurrence as required by the Commissioners to the local office of customs and excise.