Cap. 203 Art. 9Exemption.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as precluding an importer or exporter or owner of any cargo from personally making customs declarations or from withdrawing and, or transporting any cargo imported or to be exported by him, or belonging to him, as the case may be, from or to any customs shed, bonded store, warehouse, verandah, quay or other place of deposit, or from having such transactions or services performed for him and on his behalf by his own regular employees duly authorized by him: Provided that it shall not be lawful for any importer, exporter or owner of any cargo to cause such cargo to be transported from or to any such place as aforesaid, otherwise than through the services of a cargo clearance and forwarding agent duly authorised in that behalf, unless he uses for that purpose means of transport belonging to him and, where so required by the Comptroller, satisfies the Comptroller before the goods are so transported that he is the importer, exporter or owner, as the case may be, of such cargo.