Section 125: Power of Director-General to enforce customs laws
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125. Power of Director-General to enforce customs laws
(1) The Director-General shall have, within the customs area, exclusive
power to enforce customs laws and any other enactment insofar as import
or export of goods is concerned, including the power to question, detain and
search passengers and search their luggage and goods.
(2) The Director-General shall have power to enforce, anywhere in
Mauritius, customs laws and any other enactment insofar as import or export
of goods is concerned.
(3) The Director-General may request the assistance of the police in
enforcing customs laws within the customs area.
(4) This section shall also apply in the case where the amount of currency
or bearer negotiable instruments may involve money laundering or the financing
of terrorism referred to in section 131A.
[S. 125 amended by s. 5 (x) of Act 26 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.]