An order for consent by the Commissioners to allow proceedings was not required where the accused person had already been detained for an offence under the Custom and Excise Acts. Detention for conspiracy to evade the prohibition imposed by the 1971 Act was detention for an offence for which the appellant was liable to be detained under the Customs and Excise Acts and no consent was required for the institution of the conspiracy proceedings.
Citations:
[1982] 3 WLR 543, [1982] QB 1272, [1982] 3 All ER 96, (1982) 75 Cr App R 389
Statutes:
Customs and Excise Act 1952 281
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Regina v Keyes and Others CACD 10-Mar-2000
It was not necessary for the Commissioners themselves to authorise by order proceedings for conspiracy to commit a non-summary customs and excise offence, namely to evade the prohibition on importation of a controlled drug. The Criminal Law Act . .
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Customs and Excise, Crime
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.195042