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The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 5 Paragraph 27:
- Sch. 3 para. 2(3A)(3B) inserted by S.I. 2015/856 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 3 para. 3(2A) inserted by S.I. 2021/1196 art. 2(4)(b)
- Sch. 3 para. 1(3) words substituted by S.I. 2021/1196 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 7 inserted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 3 para. 63(1)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(9)(d) and word inserted by S.I. 2014/1814 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(11)(ga) inserted by S.I. 2014/1814 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 4 para. 6 inserted by S.I. 2015/856 art. 4
- Sch. 4 para. 4(aa)(ab) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(8)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 4(ba) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(8)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 5A inserted by S.I. 2025/382 reg. 24
- Sch. 4 para. 5 omitted by S.I. 2020/1309 reg. 26(2)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(11)(t) omitted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(5)(c)
- Sch. 4 para. 3A(e) omitted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(7)
- Sch. 4 para. 3(6) substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(6)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) word substituted by S.I. 2013/3032 Sch. 2 para. 1(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(b) word substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(b)(i)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) words inserted by S.I. 2012/1547 Sch. 2 para. 1
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) words substituted by S.I. 2013/3032 Sch. 2 para. 1(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 3(16) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(6)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 5 words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(b)(ii)
- art. 2(7) inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 3(b)
- art. 4(1C) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 3
- art. 4(1AA) inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 4(a)
- art. 4(2)(c) and word inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 4(c)
- art. 4(4) inserted by S.I. 2019/419 Sch. 3 para. 27(4)
- art. 5(1A) words inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(3)(a)
- art. 5(1A) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(3)(b)
- art. 5(1ZA)(1ZB) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(2)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
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- Sch. 3 para. 2(3A)(3B) inserted by S.I. 2015/856 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 3 para. 3(2A) inserted by S.I. 2021/1196 art. 2(4)(b)
- Sch. 3 para. 1(3) words substituted by S.I. 2021/1196 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 7 inserted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 3 para. 63(1)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(9)(d) and word inserted by S.I. 2014/1814 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(11)(ga) inserted by S.I. 2014/1814 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 4 para. 6 inserted by S.I. 2015/856 art. 4
- Sch. 4 para. 4(aa)(ab) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(8)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 4(ba) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(8)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 5A inserted by S.I. 2025/382 reg. 24
- Sch. 4 para. 5 omitted by S.I. 2020/1309 reg. 26(2)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(11)(t) omitted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(5)(c)
- Sch. 4 para. 3A(e) omitted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(7)
- Sch. 4 para. 3(6) substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(6)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) word substituted by S.I. 2013/3032 Sch. 2 para. 1(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(b) word substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(b)(i)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) words inserted by S.I. 2012/1547 Sch. 2 para. 1
- Sch. 4 para. 5(a) words substituted by S.I. 2013/3032 Sch. 2 para. 1(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 3(16) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(6)(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 5 words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(a)
- Sch. 4 para. 5(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 5(9)(b)(ii)
- art. 2(7) inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 3(b)
- art. 4(1C) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 3
- art. 4(1AA) inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 4(a)
- art. 4(2)(c) and word inserted by S.I. 2012/1264 art. 4(c)
- art. 4(4) inserted by S.I. 2019/419 Sch. 3 para. 27(4)
- art. 5(1A) words inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(3)(a)
- art. 5(1A) words substituted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(3)(b)
- art. 5(1ZA)(1ZB) inserted by S.I. 2020/915 art. 4(2)
27. The Schedule is amended by inserting after paragraph 17—U.K.
“17A. For the purposes of section 77(1) (information in relation to goods imported or exported) goods about to be loaded onto a vehicle for exportation through the tunnel shall be treated as goods about to be shipped for exportation, and the reference in subsection (3) to shipment shall be construed accordingly.
17B. For the purposes of section 78(2) (customs and excise control of persons entering or leaving the United Kingdom)—
(a)a person intending to travel to the United Kingdom through the tunnel who has entered a control zone in France shall be treated as a person entering the United Kingdom,
(b)a person who has travelled from the United Kingdom through the tunnel and is in such a control zone shall be treated as still being a person leaving the United Kingdom, and
(c)concealment shall be taken to include concealment in such a control zone.
17C. For the purposes of section 83(1)(3) (penalty for removing seals, etc.)—
(a)goods which are in a control zone in France shall be treated as being in the United Kingdom, and
(b)goods in a through train shall be deemed to be in the charge of the person operating the international service on which the train is engaged,
and for the purposes of section 83(3)(b) goods which are in a control zone in France within the tunnel system shall be treated as being in the United Kingdom.”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 27 comes into force at 2.8.1993 (as notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes dated 6.8.1993), see art. 1
(1)
Section 77 was repealed in part by the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16), sections 10 and 72(7) and Schedule 16, Part III.
(2)
Section 78 was amended by the Isle of Man Act 1979, section 13 and Schedule 1, and by the Finance (No.2) Act 1992, section 5; the exercise of powers under section 78 was restricted by the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992, section 4.
(3)
Section 83 was amended by the Isle of Man Act 1979, section 13 and Schedule 1.
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