Penalty threshold increase expands criminal exposure under customs law by raising the value triggering imprisonment. Clause 68 substitutes a higher monetary figure in sub-clauses (B) and (D) of clause (i) of subsection (1) of section 135 of the Customs Act, increasing the value threshold that attracts imprisonment up to seven years and a fine, thereby raising the point at which the enhanced penal sanction applies.
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Penalty threshold increase expands criminal exposure under customs law by raising the value triggering imprisonment.
Clause 68 substitutes a higher monetary figure in sub-clauses (B) and (D) of clause (i) of subsection (1) of section 135 of the Customs Act, increasing the value threshold that attracts imprisonment up to seven years and a fine, thereby raising the point at which the enhanced penal sanction applies.
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