New Zealand Legislation: Bills

19 Duration of safeguard measure

• (1) Safeguard duty is due and payable on the demand of the Customs on goods imported on and from—

  • (a) the first working day after the date of the notification of the decision to impose the duty; or

  • (b) a specified working day after the day referred to in paragraph (a).

  (1) Safeguard duty is due and payable on the demand of the Customs on goods imported on and from the date specified in the order referred to in section 18(2)(a), which must be on or after the commencement of the order.

  (2) Safeguard duty is due and payable on the demand of the Customs on goods imported until the earliest of—

  • (aa) the date specified in the order referred to in section 18(2)(a); or

  • (a) 4 years after the date of the notification of the decision to impose commencement of the order referred to in section 13(1) that any provisional safeguard duty be imposed on that particular type of goods; or

  • (b) 4 years from the date the duty is due and payable under subsection (1); or

  • (c) the date the safeguard duty is terminated under section 25(1).

  (3) An extended safeguard duty is an exception to subsection (2)(a) and (b).

  (4) A safeguard measure imposed by the Minister under section 18(2)(c) must come into effect on and from—

  • (a) the first working day after the date of the notification of the decision to impose the measure; or

  • (b) a specified working day after the day referred to in paragraph (a).

  (4) A safeguard measure imposed by an Order in Council recommended by the Minister under section 18(2)(b) must come into effect on and from the date specified in the Order in Council, which must be on or after the commencement of the Order in Council.

  (5) A safeguard measure imposed by an Order in Council recommended by the Minister under section 18(2)(c) 18(2)(b) must end with effect from the earliest of—

  • (aa) the date specified in the Order in Council; or

  • (a) 4 years after the date of the notification of the decision to impose commencement of the order referred to in section 13(1) that any provisional safeguard duty be imposed on that particular type of goods; or

  • (b) 4 years from the date the safeguard measure comes into effect under subsection (4); or

  • (c) the date the safeguard measure is terminated under section 25(1).

  (6) A safeguard measure extended under section 22(2)(c) 22(2)(b) is an exception to subsection (5)(a) and (b).