Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Enforcement and Monitoring Compliance
24A. Inspection of computers and associated devices in connection with exercise of powers under section 19, 20 or 28A
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In connection with the exercise of the powers in section 19, 20 or 28A(5), any authorised officer —
is entitled at any time to have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer or associated device which is or has been in use in connection with any particulars, information or document —
relating to goods to which section 19 refers; or
goods
“goods” means any movable or personal property whatsoever but does not include choses in action and money (except for a collector’s piece, an investment article or item of numismatic interest and currency notes imported or exported in substantial quantities);
to which section 20 or 28A(5) refers; and
may require —
the person by whom or on whose behalf the computer is or has been so used; or
any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or associated device,to provide the authorised officer with such reasonable assistance as he or she may require for the purposes of paragraph (a).