Section 131: Power to question
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
131. Power to question
(1) Any person who has landed from or got out of, or is about to embark
on, any aircraft or ship may be questioned by any officer whether he has any
dutiable or other goods or any prohibited goods in his possession.
(2) In the course of any questioning as specified under subsection (1),
such officer may inspect such person’s travel documents, including passport
or laissez-passer and tickets and make a scanned copy thereof, which shall
be saved in the Customs Management System operated by the Customs
Department of the Authority.
[S. 131 amended by s. 12 (v) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.]