s.12Prohibited and restricted goods
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Section 12Part 3 — CONTROL OF VESSELS AND GOODS

Prohibited and restricted goods

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The import or export of —
base or counterfeit coin;
instruments and appliances for gambling;
all goods of which the import or export is prohibited or made an offence by any other law; and
such other goods as may be prescribed by the Cabinet from time to time, is prohibited.
Unless they are transit goods, the export of lobster, conch or conch meat in any form is prohibited.
The import or export of —
firearms and ammunition, unless accompanied by a permit signed by the Commissioner of Police;
explosives other than gunpowder and blasting powder;
caravans and prefabricated buildings other than storehouses and aircraft hangars; and
all goods of which the import or export is restricted or prohibited by any other law, is restricted to such goods as may be expressly permitted under this or any other law or under the licence of the Cabinet in that behalf.
The Cabinet may, by regulations, make such provision as it thinks necessary for prohibiting or regulating the import or export of all goods or of any class or description of goods and any provision made in relation to money may be different from the provisions of this Act in relation to goods in general.
The power of the Cabinet to make regulations under subsection (4) includes power to —
make different provision in relation to different classes or description of goods, or in relation to goods of the same class or description in the same or different circumstances;
make different provision in relation to different cases or classes of case (including different provision for different areas or different classes of business);
provide for such exceptions, limitations and conditions, and make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions, as the Cabinet considers necessary or expedient; and
apply, with modifications and adaptations, any other enactment (including one contained in this Act) that deals with matters which, in the opinion of the Cabinet, are similar to those being dealt with by the regulations.
Regulations made under this section may prescribe that the contravention of the regulations constitutes an offence for which a person is liable —
on —
summary conviction, to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both; and
conviction on indictment, to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years, or to both; or
to an administrative penalty, of a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
Regulations made under this section may also prescribe that the contravention of the regulations constitutes an offence and the goods, in respect of which the offence was committed, are liable to forfeiture.
Notwithstanding subsection 6(b), where a person makes a false declaration or false disclosure under the regulations made under this section, the person is liable to an administrative penalty up to the value of the difference between the amount declared and the total amount being carried.

Defined Terms

transit goodsbase or counterfeit coininstruments and appliances for gamblingfirearms and ammunitionexplosivescaravansprefabricated buildings

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