seizure of goods

There have been arrests and seizure of goods in the past.

Failure to properly comply with customs rules can result in seizure of goods and criminal penalties against involved parties.

Constructive possession is also an important concept in cases of seizure of goods by private or government authorities.

On other later occasions there was either a threat of seizure or an actual seizure of goods followed by payment under protest.

They cannot use this process to complain about the actual seizure of goods - instead, they must complain to their regional complaints unit.

The Act prohibited, under penalty of seizure of goods, the interstate transport of food that had been "adulterated".

The investigation, known as the Malaya case, has resulted in the detention of twenty-four persons and the seizure of goods worth 2.4 million euros.

Any detention or seizure of goods at the frontier will be carried out under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.

The obelisk bears an inscription that refers to the king's seizure of goods, people and herds, which he carried back to the city of Ashur.

In 1831, the government compiled lists of defaulters and issued collection orders for the seizure of goods and chattels (mostly stock).

If you are unhappy about the way you've been treated during seizure of goods, HMRC has a complaints procedure you can use.

Later he distinguished payment under threatened seizure of goods from payment in consequence of a threat of action, saying, at pp. 121-122:

Distraint typically involves the seizure of goods (chattels) belonging to the tenant by the landlord to sell the goods for the payment of the rent.

You can find out more information on how to challenge the legality of a seizure of goods in HMRC's Notice 12A.

Certainly this is the well-established position if payments are made, for example, to avoid the wrongful seizure of goods where there is no prior agreement to make such payments.

Traders can appeal against the legality of the seizure of goods by sending a Notice of Claim to HMRC.

Although the seizure of goods on land had been settled soon afterwards, the ship-owners were still fruitlessly pursuing their claims for compensation from the British Government as late as 1861.

This included conscription, radical taxation and the seizure of goods, and as such the Treasury and War departments were heavily expanded during the War to cope with the work.

In the Senate and then in the House of Representatives, legislation will be introduced to enforce the law and impose real penalties - fines, seizure of goods and treble damages.

The arrangements for challenging the actual seizure of goods liable for forfeiture (rather than HMRC's decision about whether or not to return them to you) are different from the arrangements outlined at paragraph 5.2.

Through his participation in the seizure of goods and banishment of Rebels and their families, he earned the hatred of many old St. Louisans, Conditional Unionists, and Rebels.

More information on how to challenge the seizure of goods by HMRC can be found in Notice 12A What you can do if things are seized by Customs which is available on our website, go to www.hmrc.gov.uk.

They mean a customs and excise decision (other than the seizure of goods) which would normally follow the optional review process under 'What to do if you disagree with an HMRC decision - indirect tax', see the link below.

Mexico and Colombia both have specific laws that define the participation in criminal organizations as a separate crime (see Ley Federal contra la Delincuencia Organizada), and separate laws that allow the seizure of goods related with these crimes.

For example an official may refuse to issue a necessary certificate except upon payment of a fee which exceeds that which he may lawfully exact or an authority may threaten seizure of goods or disconnection of vital supplies if an unlawful demand is not met.