New Zealand Legislation: Acts

25 Goods to be cleared for entry into New Zealand

• (1) No person may cause or permit any uncleared goods imported on any craft to leave that craft, except to proceed to a transitional facility or a biosecurity control area.

  (2) No person may cause or permit any uncleared goods that are in a transitional facility or biosecurity control area to leave that facility or area, except—

  • (a) To proceed, in accordance with the authority of an inspector, to another transitional facility, containment facility, or biosecurity control area; or

  • (b) In accordance with the authority of an inspector, to be exported from New Zealand.

  (3) Authority to move uncleared goods given by an inspector in accordance with this section, may be given subject to conditions.

  Section 25 was substituted, as from 26 November 1997, by section 14 Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).