Section 214: Remission of duty and payment of compensation to the owner in certain cases
The Customs Act, 1969 · Federal Acts · XX · in_force
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214. Remission of duty and payment of compensation to the owner in certain cases.- Where, on prosecution by the owner of any goods, an officer of customs is convicted of an offence connected with the removal of such goods from the warehouse without payment of duty, the whole of the duty on such goods shall be remitted, and, the Collector of Customs, shall, in accordance with the rules, pay to the owner due compensation for the damage caused to the owner by such offence.
Effective date: 1969-03-03
Related sections
Section 213: Recovery of money upon certain documentsSection 215: Service of order, decision, etcSection 212B: Advance RulingSection 216: No compensation for loss or injury except on proof of neglect or willful actSection 212A: Authorized economic operator programmeSection 217: Protection of action taken under the Act
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