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to have been communicated to Customs at such time, and in such circumstances, as are prescribed.

"(2) For the purposes of this Act, a documentary export entry, a documentary submanifest, a documentary outward manifest, or a documentary withdrawal of such an entry, submanifest or manifest, as the case requires, that is given to the officer referred to in subsection 114 (2), 117a (2), 119 (2) or 119a (2), as the case requires, is taken to have been communicated to Customs when it is received by the officer.

"(3) For the purposes of this Act, a computer export entry, a computer submanifest, a computer outward manifest, or a computer withdrawal of such an entry, submanifest or manifest, as the case

requires, that is transmitted to Customs using the EXIT computer system is taken to have been communicated to Customs when an export entry advice or an acknowledgment of receipt of the submanifest, manifest or withdrawal is transmitted to the registered EXIT user whose identifying code appears on the entry, submanifest, manifest or withdrawal.".

Shipment of goods

20. Section 120 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) and substituting the following word and paragraph:

"; and (b) goods prescribed for the purpose of this section.".

Insertion of new Division and new heading

21. (1) After section 122 of the Principal Act the following new Division and new heading are inserted:

"Division 3—The use of computers for entry and clearance purposes

Registered EXIT users

"122a. (1) To communicate with Customs by computer for a purpose identified in Division 2, a person must be a registered EXIT user.

"(2) A person wishing to become a registered EXIT user may apply to the Comptroller to be so registered.

  "(3) An application must:

  (a) be in writing; and

  (b) be in an approved form; and

  (c) contain such information as is required by the form.

"(4) The Comptroller may require an applicant for registration to give such additional information as the Comptroller considers necessary for the purposes of this Act and may refuse to register the person until the information is given to the satisfaction of the Comptroller.

"(5) Where an application is made to the Comptroller under this section, the Comptroller must, having regard to that application and where additional information is supplied in response to a request under subsection (4), to that additional information:

     (a) register the applicant as a registered EXIT user by signing a notice stating that the applicant is a registered EXIT user; or

     (b) refuse to register the applicant as a registered EXIT user by signing a notice stating that the Comptroller has refused to register the applicant and setting out the reasons for