Section 54: Erroneous claim
This section is inserted by Act No 15 of 2021, section 24.
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54. Erroneous claim
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from a claim under section 52A or 52B, as the case may be,
he shall be liable to pay the amount of the claim which has
been paid on a demand being made by the Director-General
within 3 years from the date the claim was erroneously paid.
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(2) The Director-General may, by written notice,
order the person referred to in subsection (1) to pay, within
30 days of the notice, the amount of the claim.
(3) Where a person fails to comply with a notice
under subsection (2), the amount of the claim under
subsection (1) shall be recovered in accordance with
section 14(2A) of the Customs Act.
(h) in section 57A, by inserting, after subsection (3), the following
new subsection –
(3A) Notwithstanding section 11(1)(b), a licence for
“Importer or manufacturer of plastic containers, plates, bowls,
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issued for the year 2020, shall be deemed to have remained
valid up to 14 January 2021.
(i) in the First Schedule –
(i) in paragraph (6), by deleting the words “sections 3A
and 3B” and replacing them by the words “section 3B”;
(ii) in Part I –
(A) by deleting the H.S. Codes and their
corresponding entries set out in Part I of the
Seventh Schedule to this Act;
(B) by inserting, in the appropriate numerical
order, the H.S. Codes and their corresponding
entries set out in Part II of the Seventh Schedule
to this Act;
(C) by deleting the H.S. Codes and their
corresponding entries set out in Part I of the
Eighth Schedule to this Act;
(D) by inserting, in the appropriate numerical
order, the H.S. Codes and their corresponding
entries set out in Part II of the Eighth Schedule
to this Act;
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(iii) in Part IA, in Sub-part A, by adding the following new
item –
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Questions this section answers
- How many days do I have to repay an erroneous excise claim after the Director-General gives written notice?
- How many years does the Director-General have to demand repayment of an erroneously paid excise claim?