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Customs and Excise (Fees-Import Duty) (Jersey) Order 2021

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A decision made on 4 October 2021

Ministerial decision reference: MD-HA-2021-0068  

Decision summary title Customs and Excise (Fees-Import Duty) (Jersey) Order 202-

Decision summary author

Customs Brexit Legal & Policy Principal

Is the decision summary public or exempt?  

Public

Report title Customs and Excise (Fees-Import Duty) (Jersey) Order 202-

Report author or name of

person giving report

Legislative Drafter

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

This Order provides for the Minister for Home Affairs to charge fees in specified circumstances for the exercise of functions connected with import duty.

 

On the 26th November 2018, the UK Government and Government of Jersey entered into an Arrangement concerning the establishment and operation of the United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies customs union (“the customs union”).

 

The Arrangement, which came into effect when the UK exited the EU, covers all trade in goods that includes the elimination between its members of customs duty on imports and exports, and the adoption of a common customs tariff (the UK Trade Tariff) in their relations with third countries.

 

Paragraph 10 of the Arrangement requires the members of the customs union to keep their Customs Law correspondent with that of the United Kingdom and to legislate to maintain that correspondence whenever necessary.

 

The EU Legislation (Customs Union, Import and Export Control) (Amendment of Law (Jersey) Order 2020, provided the power for the Minister for Home Affairs to prescribe fees by Order for the exercise of functions connected with import duty; and ensure that the Government of Jersey corresponds with the Arrangement.

 

This Order ensures that the Government of Jersey corresponds with the Arrangement.

 

Resource implications:  There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this decision.

Action required: The Minister for Home Affairs to sign the Order and the Private Secretary to return the document to the States Greffe.   The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the States Assembly to be notified of the Order.

Signature

 

 

Position

Deputy Gregory Guida

Minister for Home Affairs

Date signed

 

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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