of the Customs and Excise Act, be imported into Zambia.
(As amended by No. 17 of 1959 and G.N. No. 153 of 1964)
12. (1) No person shall remove, alter or obliterate an indication of
origin applied to goods in accordance with the provisions of section
seven, eight or eleven.
Removal of
indication of
origin from
imported goods
prohibited
(2) It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under subsection (1) if
the accused satisfies the court that the removal, alteration or obliteration
was not made for the purpose of concealing the origin of the goods at the
time of sale.
13. The Minister may, after such investigation as he thinks fit, by
statutory notice, prohibit the importation for sale or the sale of goods of
any class or description, unless all or any of the following requirements,
as specified in such notice, have been complied with:
Indication of
origin and
compliance
with specified
(a)
there are applied to the goods words stating clearly the country standards in the
in which they were manufactured, made, produced, assembled or mixed case of certain
classes of goods
and such words are applied in such manner as may be specified in the
notice or, if no manner is specified, in a conspicuous manner;
(b)
the goods bear such mark as may be specified in the notice and
conform to such standard as may be prescribed in the notice;
(c)
there are applied to the goods in a conspicuous manner and as
specified in the notice words or letters stating clearly the materials of
which they are composed and, if so specified in the notice, the
percentages of such materials calculated either by weight or by volume;
(d)
there are applied to second-hand goods which have been
reconditioned, rebuilt or remade, whether in Zambia or elsewhere, in the
manner specified in the notice, words stating clearly that they have been
reconditioned, rebuilt or remade, as the case may be;
(e)
in the case of goods to which there is applied any number which,
in the opinion of the Minister, is likely to lead to the belief that such
number refers to a unit of quantity, measure, gauge, or weight, there are
added words stating clearly to what such number refers.
(As amended by No. 17 of 1959 and G.N. No. 153 of 1964)
14. If the Minister, after such investigation as he thinks fit, is satisfied, Indication of