Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 1106
Customs
The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 Thames) Designation (Amendment) Order 2024
Made
5th November 2024
Coming into force
10th November 2024
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 100A of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979( 1 ), make the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 Thames) Designation (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 10th November 2024.
Amendment of the Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 Thames) Designation Order 2021
2. —(1)The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 Thames) Designation Order 2021( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 1 (citation and interpretation), after paragraph (2)(e) insert—
“ (f) “ unauthorised activity ” means an activity specified in regulation 3(2)(b)(v) or 3(2)(c) (authorisation requirement) of the Special Procedures Regulations ( 3 ) that is not carried out in accordance with an authorisation or approval under those Regulations ” .
(3) For article 4 (appointment of responsible authority) substitute—
“ Appointment of responsible authority
4. The responsible authority for the free zone is DP World Logistics UK Ltd incorporated on 14th October 1983 with the company number 01761717, whose registered office is Unit 5 Logix Road, R D Park, Watling Street, Hinckley, Leicester shire, LW10 3BQ. ” .
Nicholas Dakin
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
5th November 2024
1979 c. 2 . Section 100A was inserted by section 8 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Finance Act 1984 (c. 43) .
S.I. 2021/1432 , amended by S.I. 2022/1049 .
S.I. 2018/1249 , amended by S.I. 2021/1156 ; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.