Notice of Seizure of Goods under The Customs & Excise Management Act 1979

To the owner of the following goods detained on the 23/11/2006 at Belfast International Airport

•	36860 Palace cigarettes

Pursuant to Section 139 (6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and paragraph (1) of the 3rd Schedule thereto, the Commissioners of Customs and Excise hereby give you notice that by virtue of the powers contained in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and enactments amending that Act, the aforesaid goods have been seized a liable to forfeiture upon the grounds that:

[a]	The aforesaid goods were found on 23rd of November 2006 at Belfast International Airport and found to be non-UK excise duty paid cigarettes

Whereby and by force of Section 49 of the Customs & Excise Management Act 1979, the aforesaid goods are liable to forfeiture.

If you claim that all or any of the aforesaid goods are not liable to forfeiture you must within one month from the date of publication of this notice of seizure, give notice of your claim in writing to the Commissioners at an office of Customs and Excise Your notice must also specify your name and address, the goods claimed as not liable to forfeiture and, if you reside outside the United Kingdom, the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service of process and to act on your behalf. In default of such notice all the aforesaid goods will be deemed to have been duly condemned as forfeited. If you give notice as set out above, legal proceedings will be taken for the condemnation of all goods claimed as not liable to forfeiture.

K Boyce, Officer of Revenue and Customs

Carne House, 20 Corry Place, Belfast BT3 9HY