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

To the Owner of the following goods seized on 20th February 2009 seized at Land opposite 3 Carrickcloghan Hill, Camlough, Newry, BT35 7HH.

Pursuant to Section 139 (6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and paragraph 1 of the Schedule 3 thereto, the Commissioners of Customs and Excise hereby give you notice, by virtue of the powers contained in the Customs and Excise Acts, certain goods namely,

200 lts Contaminated Fuel

6 x IBC’s

1 x Iveco Ford Insulated Van bearing registration mark RBZ 4838

the aforesaid goods have been seized as liable to forfeiture by force of the following provisions namely:–

Section 24(4) of the Hydrocarbons Duties Act 1979, and

Section141(1)(6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, respectively.

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 this notice of seizure, give notice of your claim in writing to the Commissioners at an office of Customs and Excise, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 3 to the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. Your notice must also specify your name and address and the goods claimed as not liable to forfeiture.

If you live outside the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man you must also give the name and address of a solicitor within the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service of the process and to act on your behalf.

In default of such notice within the said period of one month, or if any requirement of the above mentioned paragraph 4 is not complied with, all the aforesaid goods will be deemed to have been duly condemned as forfeit.

If you do give notice of claim in the proper form, the Commissioners will take legal proceedings for the condemnation of all goods claimed as not liable to forfeiture.

Barbara Talbot, Officer of Revenue and Customs, Carne House, 20 Corry Place, Belfast BT3 9HY.