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Public Finance
Notice type:
Customs & Excise
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The London Gazette
Notice ID:
2245514
Notice code:
1405
Issue number:
61076
Page number:
24213

Customs & Excise

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MANAGEMENT ACT 1979The Borough of AshfordHydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 19790.85054451.123915TN23 3JE2014-12-042014-12-12TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk224551461076

NOTICE OF SEIZURE UNDER THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MANAGEMENT ACT 1979

To the owner of the following goods seized on the 4th December 2014 at Rear Compound Pound Lane Industrial Estate, Pound Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3JE Pursuant to Section 139(6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (hereinafter the Act) and paragraph 1 of the Schedule 3 thereto, the Commissioners of Revenue & Customs hereby give notice that by virtue of the powers contained in the Customs and Excise acts certain goods namely:

1 X Renault Tractor Unit bearing registration 04-KY-10089

2 X articulated trailers

3 X ISO Fuel Tanks

1 X rectangular bulk fuel storage tank

12,000 litres of fuel/laundering waste

Electric pumps and hosing with ancillary equipment

25 X 25 litre containers of Sulphuric Acid

2 X pallets of bleaching earth

Have been seized as liable to forfeiture by force of the following provisions:

Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 Section 13

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 Sections 49 and 141.

If you claim that the said goods are not liable to forfeiture you must within one month from the date of this notice of seizure give notice of your claim in writing in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 3 of the Act.

If you are outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man you must give the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept services of process and act on your behalf. If you do not give proper notice of claim within the said period of one month or if any requirement of the above mentioned paragraph 4 is not complied with the goods will be deemed to have been duly condemned as forfeited.

If you do give notice of claim in proper form, the Commissioners will take legal proceedings for the condemnation of the goods.

Please send any notice of appeal to the following address;

Road Fuel Control Officer

HM Revenue & Customs

RFTU SO777

PO Box 29992

GLASGOW

G70 6AB

In addition to the above any potential owner of the vehicle has an opportunity to analyse fuel samples drawn from the said vehicle. Any application for the samples is to be made to the same address.