Disposal of vehicle used to import controlled drugs

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A decision made on 11 October 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2012-0077
Decision Summary Title :	Disposal of Peugeot 307 HDi Registration KD52UPT		Date of Decision Summary:	5 October 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Director, Law Enforcement, Customs and Immigration Service		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Disposal of vehicle used to import controlled drugs into the Island under Article 55 of the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law, 1999		Date of Written Report:	5 October 2012
Written Report Author:	Director, Law Enforcement, Customs and Immigration Service		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Exempt 3.2.1(a)(i)
Subject: Disposal of Peugeot 307 HDi, Registration Number KD52UPT.
Decision(s): The Minister authorised the disposal of Peugeot 307 HDi, Registration Number KD52UPT to the Customs and Immigration Service.
Reason(s) for Decision: Peugeot 307 HDi, Registration Number KD52UPT is liable to seizure by virtue of Article 54 of the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999. Article 55 of that Law empowers the Minister to direct how any vehicle condemned as forfeited is disposed of.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: Director Law Enforcement to arrange for Peugeot 307 HDi, Registration Number KD52UPT to be used by the Customs and Immigration Service as a training aid and then scrapped.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):