Customs & Excise
NOTICE OF SEIZURE UNDER CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MANAGEMENT ACT 1979
Pursuant to Section 139(6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (herein after referred to as “the Act”) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 there to, you are hereby given notice that by virtue of the powers contained in the Acts, certain goods and vehicle have been seized, namely:
Vauxhall Meriva index WG53JFJ
33,000 Various Branded Cigarettes non-duty paid
7.95 kg Various Hand Rolling Tobacco non-duty paid
Customs & Excise Management Act 1979, Section 49
Customs & Excise Management Act 1979, Section 141 (1) (a)
If this vehicle and/or goods do not belong to you, please pass this notification onto the owner as soon as possible.
If you claim that the said vehicle and or 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 to the Act to:
The Review Officer
HM Revenue & Customs
Appeals & Review Team SO777
PO Box 29992
Glasgow
G70 6AB
If you are outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man you must also give the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service of process and act on your behalf.
If you do not give notice of claim within the said period of one month or if any requirement of the below mentioned paragraph 4 is not complied with, the goods in question 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 said goods.
Ajmal Dad
Officer of HM Revenue and Customs