Rummaging and search powers: customs may board and search arriving vessels with prior intimation and supervised procedures. Constitution of a Rummaging & Intelligence (R&I) Cell creates a round the clock customs search unit; shipping stakeholders must give advance notice of vessel arrivals to enable formation of a Customs Search Party. Officers have legal access to all parts of a vessel and may break open obstructed spaces, but searches must minimize loss or annoyance, be supervised by a Superintendent, and avoid vital ship areas or private quarters except in specified circumstances and in presence of occupants.
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Rummaging and search powers: customs may board and search arriving vessels with prior intimation and supervised procedures.
Constitution of a Rummaging & Intelligence (R&I) Cell creates a round the clock customs search unit; shipping stakeholders must give advance notice of vessel arrivals to enable formation of a Customs Search Party. Officers have legal access to all parts of a vessel and may break open obstructed spaces, but searches must minimize loss or annoyance, be supervised by a Superintendent, and avoid vital ship areas or private quarters except in specified circumstances and in presence of occupants.
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