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is a new section which specifies different conditions
whereby a person shall be guilty of a fiscal fraud if
he is found related to any of the matters described
below:
a. causes to submit documents including those filed
electronically, which are concocted, altered, mutilated,
false, forged, tempered or counterfeit to a functionary
of customs;
b. declares in the bill of entry or bill of export
or electronically filed customs declaration, the name
and address of any exporter or importer which is physically
non-existent at the given address;
c. declares in the bill of entry or bill of export
or electronically filed customs declaration, an untrue
information regarding description, quantity, quality,
origin and value of goods;
d. alters, mutilates or suppresses any finding of
the customs functionary on any document or in the
computerized record; or
e. attempts, abets or connives in any action in relation
to offences mentioned in clauses (a), (b), (c) and
(d) above,
These provisions also provide for procedures for confrontation
and adjudication.
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