CUSTOMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 ACT 923
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.Sections
3A to 3C Act 891 inserted
2.Section
17 of Act 891 amended
3.Section
49 of Act 891 amended
4.Section
60 of Act 891 amended
5.Third
Schedule to Act 891 amended
ACT 923
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
THE NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
CUSTOMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
AN ACT to amend the Customs Act, 2015 (Act 891) to
provide for the establishment of a National Single
Window System and for related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT:
9th September, 2016.
PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the
President:
Sections 3A to 3C of Act 891 inserted
1. The Customs Act, 2015 (Act 891) referred to in
this Act as the principal enactment is amended by
the insertion after section 3 of "National Single
Window System
"3A. (1) There is established under this Act, the
National Single Window System to allow persons
involved in trade and transport to lodge
standardised information and documents with a single
entry point to fulfill all import, export, transit
and other customs-related requirements.
(2) The National Single Window System shall be
managed by the Authority.
(3) For the effective management of the National
Single Window System, the National Single Window
System shall have the following:
(a)
the National Risk Management Committee; and
(b)
the National Risk Management Team.
(4) The Minister may, by legislative instrument,
prescribe Rules for
(a)
the management and pre-arrival processes for the
National Single Window System; and
(b)
the Commissioner-General to collect samples on
behalf of participating government entities for
purposes of testing or analysis.
(5) For purposes of this section, "participating
Government entities" include the following:
(a)
the Ministry of the Interior;
(b)
the Veterinary Services Department;
(c)
the National Petroleum Authority;
(d)
the Food and Drugs Authority;
(e)
the Standards Authority;
(f)
the Narcotics Control Board;
(g)
the Animals Production Directorate;
(h)
the Minerals Commission;
(i)
the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services
Directorate; and
(j)
the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Risk Management Committee
3B.
(1) The National Risk Management Committee consists
of a representative each from
(a)
the Ministry of Finance;
(b)
the Ministry of the Interior;
(c)
the Ministry of Health;
(d)
the Ministry of Transport;
(e)
the Ministry of Trade and Industry;
(f)
the Ministry of Food and Agriculture;
(g)
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(h)
the Ghana Shippers Authority;
(i)
the National Petroleum Authority;
0)
the Ghana Revenue Authority;
(k)
the Food and Drugs Authority;
(I)
the Standards Authority;
(m)
the Narcotics Control Board;
(n)
the Minerals Commission;
(0)
the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority;
(p)
the Ghana Immigration Service;
(q)
the Ghana Export Promotion Authority;
(r)
the Bank of Ghana;
(5) the Ghana Maritime Authority;
(t)
the Ghana Airports Company Limited;
(u)
the National Security Council Secretariat;
(v)
the Ghana Association of Bankers;
(w)
the Ghana Police Service; and
(x)
any other institution that the Minister may include.
(2) The National Risk Management Committee shall
(a)
formulate risk management policies and procedures
for the operation of the National Single Window
System;
(b)
establish the reporting mechanisms to guarantee
continuous feedback of information to and from the
National Risk Management Team;
(c)
develop a National Risk Management Strategic Plan;
and
(d)
supervise the work of the National Risk Management
Team.
National Risk Management Team
3C.
(1) The National Risk Management Team consists of a
representative each from
(a)
the Ministry of the Interior;
(b)
the Veterinary Services Department;
(c)
the National Petroleum Authority;
(d)
the Ghana Revenue Authority;
(e)
the Food and Drugs Authority;
(f)
the Standards Authority;
(g)
the Narcotics Control Board;
(h)
the Animals Production Directorate;
(i)
the Minerals Commission;
(j)
the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services
Directorate;
(k)
the Environmental Protection Agency; and
(I)
any other institution that the Minister may include.
(2) The National Risk Management Team shall
(a)
be responsible for the implementation of the
National Single Window risk management policies and
procedures;
(b)
promote a risk management culture within the
National Single Window System;
(c)
establish and maintain a national risk register for
the effective operation of the National Single
Window System;
(d)
institute systems with stakeholders for effective
communication and exchange of risk information and
data; and
(e)
produce statistics for the information and decision
making of the National Risk Management Committee."
Section 17 of Act 891 amended
2. The principal enactment is amended in section 17
(a) by the substitution for the head note of
"Report to be made by the master or agent of a
conveyance;"
(b)
by the sustitution for subsection (1) of
"(1) The master or agent of a conveyance, whether
laden or in ballast, shall, within a prescribed time
and in a prescribed manner, before arrival from
outside the country,
make a report of the conveyance and the stores and
the cargo in the conveyance to the
Commissioner-General.".
Section 49 of Act 891 amended
3. The principal enactment is amended in section 49
(a)
by the substitution for subsection (1) of
"(1) A person who intends to declare goods to be
placed shall file a declaration in the prescribed
form."
(b)
by the deletion of subsection (2); and
(c)
by the deletion of subsection (7).";
Section 60 of Act 891 amended
4.
The principal enactment is amended in subsection (6)
of section 60 by the substitution for "dealer" of
"manufacturer".
Section 151 of Act 891 amended
5.
The principal enactment is amended in Part A of the
Third Schedule by the insertion after paragraph 3AF.
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Date of Gazette notification: 9th September,
2016.
GPCL, ASSEMBLY PRESS, ACCRA.
GPCLlA7001I,450109/2016
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