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on 1 July 1989.

(3) Section 15 is to be taken to have commenced on 1 August 1989.

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on 1 January 1990.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901

Principal Act

3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Customs Act 1901.

Interpretation

    4. (1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from the definition of "approved form" in subsection (1) ", in writing, by the Comptroller-General" and substituting "under section 4a";

    (b) by inserting in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of "Officer of Customs" in subsection (1) "under this Act" after "the Comptroller" (wherever occurring);

    (c) by omitting from the definition of "Warehoused goods" in subsection (1) "manufactured" and substituting "blended or packaged";

(d) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

        " 'authorised officer', in relation to a section of this Act, means an officer of Customs authorised in writing by the Comptroller to exercise the powers or perform the functions of an authorised officer under that section;";

(e) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

        " 'Blending' means a mixing together of 2 or more substances in order to obtain a commercial product;".

(2) A form that is, immediately before paragraph 4 (1) (a) commences, an approved form within the meaning of section 4 of the Principal Act is to be treated, after that time, as if it had been approved by the Comptroller- General of Customs under section 4a of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Insertion of new section

5. After section 4 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Approved forms

"4a. (1) In this Act, a reference to an approved form is a reference to a form that is approved, by instrument in writing, by the Comptroller.

"(2) The instrument by which a form is approved under subsection (1) after this section commences is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46a of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901".

Entry of goods

6. Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:

"(2a) The regulations may, in respect of goods required or eligible to be entered:

    (a) without otherwise limiting the manner in which the entry is required or eligible to be made—require that the entry be able to be processed by a specified computer system used by the Customs for the purpose of handling such entries; and

    (b) require that the person making the entry pay a specified fee calculated:

        (i) if the person has computer access to the Customs computer system referred to in paragraph (a)—in respect of the provision of access to the